More than 600 families in homeless accommodation for over a year

Growing homelessness has seen more families entering emergency accommodation than were leaving it at the start of this year.

More than 600 families have been in homeless accommodation for more than a year, with 237 of these in such living situations for over two years.

Figures released by the Department of Housing show the vast majority of these are based in Dublin, which has had 206 families living in emergency accommodation for 24 months or more.