2,500 families facing eviction as Government’s housing targets labelled 'insufficient'

In 2022, 83% of Threshold's clients who entered homelessness had received a notice of termination from their landlord. File picture: iStock

More than 2,500 families are facing eviction in the coming months with over 1,200 households contacting homeless charity Threshold so far this year.

It comes as the latest homeless figures provided by the Department of Housing show there were 12,259 people in emergency accommodation last month, the highest ever recorded.