Cork homeless charity has 'never seen' the level of strain support services are now under

Cork Simon said its beds were full 'every night of the week' and the pressure being put on services at present was unprecedented

The number of rough sleepers in the South-West was listed as 122, according to Department of Housing figures. File picture

A Cork charity has said it has “literally never seen” the kind of pressure homelessness services are under at the moment, as new figures show the lack of available beds across the system just as the no-fault eviction ban expired.

While the South-West region, which includes Cork and Kerry, had the most beds (38) available for use for emergency accommodation on March 31, many regions had no beds available.