Cork homelessness figures do not capture scale of problem, new research shows

Cork Simon spokesperson said: 'The man living in a broken-down car may never be encountered during a street count. The woman moving between the sofas of friends and family does not appear in any official figure'

People sofa-surfing are not captured in homelessness figures, Cork Simon says.

Homelessness in Cork reached another record high last week but new research from University College Cork and Cork Simon says this is not capturing the full scale of the problem.

The research report, which proposes the establishment of a Cork Observatory on Severe Housing Exclusion, was authored by Joe Finnerty of UCC's School of Applied Social Studies, and will be launched on Wednesday morning.