50 people present as homeless to Roscommon council in three months

A total of 50 people presented as homeless to Roscommon County Council in the first three months of this year.

16 needed short-term accommodation, according to the local authority.

688 people in Co Roscommon are getting support from the state to pay their rent every month, through the Housing Assistance Payment or the Rental Accommodation Scheme.

Elphin councillor Valerie Byrne says they don't get enough money - with rents continuing to increase: