23 homeless in Leitrim in last week of August as figures see a decrease

There were 23 homeless people recorded in Leitrim in the last week of August, the latest homeless report has revealed.

Homelessness in the Shannonside region has seen a reduction overall.

The findings were published this week by the Department of Housing, the details of which, have been published today and shows that there were a total of 195 adults accessing emergency accommodation in Longford, Leitrim, Roscommon and Westmeath during this period.

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Of these, 23 were in Leitrim, 67 were in Westmeath,  22 were Roscommon recorded 22 and 19 were in Longford.