Number of homeless in county Longford jumps by nearly 10% to 24 in July
The number of homeless in county Longford jumped by nearly 10% to 24 people in July and there were 214 adults, and 105 children accessing emergency accommodation in the Midlands region during that month.
A total of 24 people were listed as homeless in county Longford during a seven day period last month, according to new figures.
The Department of Housing figures showed there were 214 adults, and 105 children accessing emergency accommodation in the Midlands region in July.
A total of 319 people availed of emergency accommodation in the Midlands during the month of July
Nationally the cohort of people who do not have their own roof over their heads continues to rapidly rise with the numbers accessing emergency accommodation swelling to 17,527. in July, with a breakdown of 11,868 adults and 5,659 children.
According to official Central Statistics Office in 2016 there were 94 homeless people recorded across the entire Midland Region (which includes Longford, Westmeath, Laois, and Offaly.
According to official Central Statistics Office in 2016 there were 94 homeless people recorded across the entire Midland Region (which includes Longford, Westmeath, Laois, and Offaly.
Sinn Féin TD and party housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin recently claimed that more than 55,000 adults across the country have been forced into homelessness since the 2016 general election.
He stated that the figure does not include children or those in emergency accommodation funded by other government departments or those who receive no government funding.