Number in emergency accommodation passes 9,000 amid rising Covid fears

The report shows more than half of all homeless adults are aged 25 to 44. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The number of people living in emergency accommodation has passed the 9,000 mark for the first time since April 2020 raising fears the current spike in Covid-19 cases could worsen the homelessness crisis.

The latest monthly homelessness report, for last November, shows 9,099 people were living in emergency accommodation, including 2,548 children.