More than 13,000 people — including 3,962 children — were homeless at Christmas

A pram stands beside a homeless tent outside the Cornmarket Financial Services offices in Christchurch, Dublin. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

There were 13,318 people homeless in Ireland at Christmas time, the latest figures have shown.

This figure includes 9,356 adults and 3,962 children. There were 1,916 families recorded as homeless in December 2023, the Department of Housing’s latest report said.