Louth homeless figures fall slightly in December

The number of adults accessing local authority managed emergency accommodation in Louth fell slightly in December, according to the latest figures released by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

194 adults accessed local authority managed emergency accommodation in the North East region during the week of 25–31 December 2023, according to the Monthly Homelessness Report December 2023, with 169 in Louth and 25 in Monaghan and Cavan.

This is down from 209 in November, when 180 were reported in Louth and 29 in Monaghan and Cavan. Of the 194 adults in December, 33 were aged 18-24; 92 aged 25-44; 61 aged 45-64 and eight aged 65 and over.

101 were male and 93 were female. 128 were recorded as Irish citizens, 33 from the EEA/UK and 33 were non-EEA.

There was also a fall in the number of homeless families in the North East region in December. 38 families with 75 children accessed emergency accommodation during the week of 25–31 December 2023. This is down from 49 families with 99 children in November.

Nationally, 9,356 adults and 3,962 child dependants were recorded as homeless in December, giving a total of 13,318 homeless people, down from 13,514 in November. This is the first decrease in some time, in the number of homeless people recorded in the country. It remains however, an increase of 1,686 individuals (14.5%) on the total recorded at end of 2022. 

There were 1,916 families accessing emergency accommodation at the end of 2023, which represents an increase of 322 families (20.2%) on the total recorded at end of 2022.