Laois homeless figures spike with record numbers in emergency accommodation
The number of people recorded as homeless in Laois has jumped by 60% over the last 12 months
There were 52 people recorded as homeless in Laois in March, according to the latest figures from the Department of Housing.
The number of people availing of emergency accommodation from the local authority in Laois during the week of March 24 to 30 rose by 60% from the same month in 2024 when 28 people were recorded as homeless in the county.
Across the midlands there were 51 families in local authority emergency accommodation. This included 65 adults and 96 children.
There were 230 adults availing of emergency accommodation across the midlands during the week recorded in December. The majority were aged between 25 to 44 (127). There were 67 people aged between 45 and 64 and there were seven people aged over 65 homeless in the region.
Nationally 15,418 individuals were in emergency accommodation in March including 4,675 children.
The figures do not include people sleeping rough, those that may be couch surfing or homeless in hospitals or prisons, or those who are in a shelter for asylum seekers, or domestic violence centres.