Twenty-five adults in Longford accessed emergency accommodation during last week of July
Twenty-five adults in Longford accessed emergency accommodation during the week of July 24 - 30, 2023.
The total number of adults for the Midlands region was 160 - 57 in Westmeath, 53 in Offaly and 25 in both counties Longford and Laois.
The figures are contained in the July 2023 Homeless Report published by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
Thirty-two families in the Midlands region accessed emergency accommodation during the same week of July 24–30 and among them were 19 single parents and 55 children.
Of the 160 adults in the Midlands region accessing local authority managed emergency accommodation, 73 were women and 87 were men. 114 of them were single. The age profile is 31 (Ages 18 - 24), 77 (Ages 25 - 44), 47 (Ages 45 - 64) and 5 (Ages 65 plus).
During Quarter 2, a combined total of 1,572 adults, as well as their dependents, exited or were prevented from entering emergency accommodation by way of a tenancy being created, an increase of 18 per cent on the same period last year.
Types of emergency accommodation include PEA - Private Emergency Accommodation which include hotels, B&Bs and other residential facilities that are used on an emergency basis, STA - Supported Temporary Accommodation which is accommodation, including family hubs, hostels, with onsite professional support and TEA - Temporary Emergency Accommodation: emergency accommodation with no (or minimal) support.
There were 9,018 in emergency accommodation overall with over 50 per cent aged between 25 and 44 and almost 60 per cent of them Irish citizens.
Meanwhile, the Dublin rough sleeper count for spring 2023, that was carried out over the week of 6-12 March, was published on 17 April. It reports a reduction in rough sleeping since winter 2022. The total number of unique individuals engaged with by Outreach Teams during the count week was 83, which represents a reduction of 8 persons (9%) on the same period last year, with 91 individuals found to be rough sleeping during both the Spring and Winter 2022 counts.
The Department’s official homelessness statistics which are published on a monthly basis and refer to the number of homeless persons accommodated in emergency accommodation funded and overseen by housing authorities during a specific count week, typically the last full week of the month.
The reports are produced through the Pathway Accommodation and Support System (PASS), collated on a regional basis and compiled and published by the Department.