Overview

• July data show 5,014 children in state emergency accommodation, a monthly rise of 56 from June’s 4,958.
• The overall total reached 16,058 people in July, up from 15,915, marking a seventh consecutive monthly increase this year.
• The Department of Housing figures also record 2,343 homeless families at the end of July.
• Advocacy groups and opposition TDs describe children living in hotels and guesthouses with limited cooking space and poor conditions as being 'institutionalised'.
• A Dublin mother with four children sharing one guesthouse room for over a year illustrates reported harm to development and mental health, with NGOs noting more referrals to Tusla.