Homeless children 'don’t get counted, so they don’t count', conference told

Dr Rory Hearne said 759 families presented as homeless across the country in six months of this year, with a likely impact on more than 1,400 children. File picture: Jim Coughlan.

The number of children presenting as homeless is not being accurately gauged because of hidden homelessness.

A conference has also heard the true cost of the crisis on children is not being fully valued.