Homeless families 'not living on the street' but in State-provided accommodation, says minister

The latest homelessness figures will be released this coming Friday

Social protection Minister Heather Humphreys said that the key measure to solve the housing crisis would be to increase the supply of homes. File picture

Homeless families are "not living on the street" and are being provided with some level of accommodation, Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys has insisted.

At Leaders’ Questions on Wednesday, Ms Humphreys said that the key measure to solve the housing crisis would be to increase the supply of homes, while saying “no option” is off the table.