In what could be this Government’s final monthly homelessness report, they have again surpassed another grim record, according to Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan.
Deputy O’Callaghan, who is the party’s spokesperson on housing, said:
“When this Government was formed in June 2020, there were 8,699 people in homeless emergency accommodation, 2,653 of them children.
“There are now 14,760 people living in homeless emergency accommodation.
“Shockingly, 4,561 of these are children – a 72 per cent increase since this Government took office.
“Out of the 52 monthly homeless reports during this Government’s tenure, homelessness has increased 41 times and a new record has been set 23 times.
“It is important we do not lose sight of what these statistics mean. Every time someone becomes homeless a life is devastated. Every child growing up without a home is a tragedy.
“Thousands are being forced to go through this trauma while the Government has a €25 billion budget surplus. It is cruel and completely unacceptable.
“The depressing familiarity of this record being broken is an indictment of this Government’s legacy.”
October 25, 2024