‘System failing those stuck in emergency accommodation’

A man walking away with a packed lunch that he collected at Penny Dinners on Little Hanover Street, Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

A quarter of single people experiencing homelessness are "effectively stuck" in emergency accommodation, which they are forced to use as their long-term home, according to new research.

Analysis of the use of emergency accommodation by single homeless people in Dublin over a three-year period showed that 3,669 people accessed the PASS system, with the stay ranging from just one night to 1,185 nights.