State's spending on emergency accommodation for homeless people soars over past decade

Focus Ireland's 'Focus on Homelessness' series shows that despite expenditure on emergency accommodation ballooning since 2014, there has been 'little investment in prevention and long-term solutions'. File picture

State expenditure on emergency accommodation exploded in the last decade, with €361m spent in 2024, representing 86% of all homelessness funding last year, according to a new report.

The latest study from Focus Ireland in its 'Focus on Homelessness' series shows that despite expenditure on emergency accommodation ballooning since 2014, there has been “little investment in prevention and long-term solutions”.