# Emergency Accommodation
This year
2023
Homelessness record broken again as 12,600 people in emergency accommodation in June
There were 3,765 children, and 8,835 adults in emergency accommodation last month.
The figures are an increase of 159 compared to June, where there were 12,441 people in emergency accommodation.
Focus Ireland has said the number of families experiencing homelessness is a "terrible blight on our society".
Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin has said it is "time for this Government, their Housing Minister and his housing plan to go".
Homelessness hits record high again as 12,259 people in emergency accommodation in April
The figure includes 3,594 children.
Housing crisis: Almost 12,000 in emergency accommodation in February, latest figures show
This is the first time in eight months where homeless figures have fallen.
Homelessness record broken again as 11,754 people in emergency accommodation in January
It is the seventh consecutive month that the record number has been broken.
Ukraine War: How countries across Europe are responding to the refugee crisis, one year on
The invasion of Ukraine sparked the largest refugee crisis in Europe since the Second World War.
Govt facing 'pinch-point' on asylum seeker accommodation
Tánaiste Micheál Martin said that modular housing would come on stream in the coming weeks.
Last year
2022
Parents living in emergency accommodation 'anxious about giving children a decent Christmas'
Over 3,000 children are currently homeless in Ireland.
Councils refusing homeless accommodation to Travellers using criteria 'with no basis in law'
Housing Minister told councils in 2020 that ‘local connection’ rule must not be a barrier to an emergency bed.
Housing Minister told councils in 2020 that 'local connection' rule must not be a barrier to an emergency bed
Investigation by Noteworthy and The Journal finds this is one of the many legal barriers for Travellers when it comes to housing
Expert: "This is... a test which has no existence in the law whatsoever"
Homelessness: Record high of 10,975 people in emergency accommodation last month
In total, there were 7,633 adults accessing emergency accommodation in the last week of September.
Direct Provision firm records profits of €4.52m as revenues climb to €14.9m
The company operates five different properties in Co Donegal, Co Sligo, Co Mayo, Co Offaly and Co Clare
National Indoor Athletics Training Centre to be used for emergency refugee accommodation
The facility will be available for a period of up to six weeks.
Homelessness: Record high 10,568 people in emergency accommodation last month
In total, there were 7,431 adults accessing emergency accommodation in the last week of July.
Hotel beds for Ukrainian refugees set to revert to tourist use ahead of summer season
Efforts are being made to renew short-term contracts with hotels
Slight drop in number of people attending emergency accommodation in December
Despite the drop in figures, homelessness organisations have raised concerns that they may begin to rise again.
Public Accounts Committee 'not satisfied' with reliance on hotels for direct provision
The PAC has made a number of recommendations on the system.
Over 9,000 in emergency accommodation in November, as figures rise for the sixth month running
Homelessness is highest in Dublin, with 4,568 adults in emergency accommodation being reported.
All time
'Children are afraid Santa won't find them': Homeless families face 'traumatic' Christmas
Over 2,500 children in Ireland are currently homeless.
Private emergency accommodation must be ‘quickly phased out’, Oireachtas committee hears
The report said the Housing First initiative should be “significantly expanded”.
Social disadvantage and addiction are primary reasons for high mortality rate among Ireland's homeless
A new report from Dublin County Council found that there is a higher mortality rate among single homeless people.
Homeless figures dip but charity warns of 'alarming rise' in homeless single people
Housing minister Darragh O’Brien said homelessness remains “unacceptably high”.
Slight drop in November's homeless figures, as non-profits call for extension to eviction ban
The total number of people presenting at emergency accommodation was 8,484 in November.
Salvation Army homeless hostel for minors in Dublin city centre to shut down next year
Lefroy House is based on Eden Quay in Dublin City Centre and is run by the Salvation Army.
‘Barrage of noise, stress and drama’: Life in emergency accommodation
Rosemary Fearsaor-Hughes, a rough sleeper with a disability on staying in a hostel for the homeless.
24 families being moved out of emergency accommodation at former Regency for 'operational reasons'
The former Regency Hotel – now The Bonnington Hotel – has been used since at least 2014 for housing homeless families.
Harassment and infestations among top complaints about homeless accommodation
Newly released data on complaints details the issues facing people in emergency living situations.
Housing charity welcomes drop in families in emergency accommodation
The number of families in emergency accommodation is now at its lowest point since May 2017.
The number of people who are homeless has risen to over 10,000 again
6,697 adults and 3,574 children were in emergency accommodation in January.
19 Dublin hotels received over €1 million each for accommodating homeless people in 2019
One hotel received payments between €4 million and €5 million.
Families should no longer be provided with one-night emergency accommodation, committee will recommend
Experts will instead suggest that stable placements in suitable temporary accommodation for families be provided.
State paying hotels and guesthouses €462,000 per week to accommodate asylum seekers
€18 million was spent on emergency accommodation for asylum seekers in the first nine months of 2019.
'I don't want to see these people on our streets': Charlie Flanagan admits 'crisis' in asylum seeker accommodation
The Justice Minister says over 1,300 asylum seekers are currently in emergency accommodation.
Emergency accommodation for asylum seekers costs three times more than Direct Provision centres
Over 1,000 asylum seekers are now living in hotels and B&Bs around Ireland.
Cockroaches, mould and aggressive staff: Documents convey reality of life in homeless accommodation
New documents detail the issues facing people living in homeless emergency accommodation.
Asylum seekers forced to wash clothes in sinks at Dublin hotel
Over 1,000 asylum seekers are now living in hotels and B&Bs around Ireland.
'There is no holiday from homelessness': Government criticised as figures reach 10,000 for fifth month
Figures published today show there are now 10,172 people in emergency accommodation.
Minister for Housing accepts 'need to do more' as latest figures show record levels of homelessness
10,378 people were recorded in emergency accommodation in April.
There are now over 10,300 people homeless in Ireland, a new record high
A rough sleeper count also found 128 people sleeping on the streets in Dublin.
DCC's Keegan says criticism 'near hysterical' over him calling homeless services 'attractive' option
That is according to correspondence obtained by TheJournal.ie under Freedom of Information.
'A generation locked out': The families spending more than two years in emergency accommodation
The Dublin Regional Homeless Executive found that 1,233 families were residing in emergency accommodation at the end of 2018.
