Record 16,353 people, including more than 5,100 children, now homeless in Ireland

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There were 16,353 people homeless in Ireland at the end of August this year, including 5,145 children, breaking a record yet again for the numbers in emergency accommodation in this country.

The Department of Housing’s latest update said that 11,208 adults were also homeless at the end of last month, with 2,391 families among those in emergency accommodation.