Overview

• The Department of Housing’s July report records 5,014 children in state emergency accommodation and 16,058 people overall.
• Child homelessness rose by 56 from June’s 4,958, while the total increased from 15,915 month on month.
• Focus Ireland says homelessness has nearly doubled since July 2021, calling the trend "truly shocking," and its CEO noted 5,000 equals roughly 220 primary-school classes.
• It marks the seventh consecutive monthly increase this year, with 2,343 families recorded in emergency accommodation at the end of July.
• A Dublin mother and her four children have spent over a year in a single guesthouse room after a HAP tenancy ended, reporting anxiety, poor diet, and developmental setbacks for the children.