Twice as many people entering homelessness as exiting, Oireachtas committee told

A shortfall in available Housing Assistance Payment tenancies is hampering efforts to reverse homelessness figures, the Oireachtas housing committee heard.

A “massive gap” exists between the number of people exiting homelessness and the number of people entering it, which is driving up the numbers to current record levels, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Dublin Region Homeless Executive director Mary Hayes said that twice as many people are coming in as exiting and that a shortfall in available Housing Assistance Payment (Hap) tenancies is hampering efforts to reverse these trends.