12,000 households contact Threshold amid fears of homelessness

The report said: 'In 2022, Threshold supported an additional 71 households to avail of an uplift in their rent supplement payment... thereby enabling these households to avoid the worry, stress, and trauma of entering homelessness.'

More than 12,000 households reached out to a charity last year over fears they would be made homeless, an increase of 12% on the previous year.

Housing non-profit Threshold said in its annual report for 2022 that it dealt with more than 47,000 phone calls, 9,400 webchat queries, around 6,800 emails, and almost 200 video consultations.