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Slight decrease in number of homeless in Shannonside region in November 2022

Jan 9, 2023 13:30 By Shannonside News
Slight decrease in number of homeless in Shannonside region in November 2022
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The number of homeless nationally increased to 8,048, while the Shannonside region experienced a marginal decrease.

There was a slight decrease in the amount of people accessing emergency accomodationin the Shannonside region between October and November 2022.

New figures from the Department of Housing shows Longford experienced a slight increase in the number of homeless.

The new figures from the Department of Housing detail the number of people accessing emergency accomodation at the end of November 2022.

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21 people in Longford accessed emergency accomodation at the end of November, up from 19 in October.

The Donegal-Leitrim area had 46, unchanged from October

While Mayo/Roscommon had 65 accessing emergency accomodation, however it's unclear whether Roscommon experienced an increase or decrease on the October figure of 11.

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The figures also show the average age range of homeless in the county is between 25 and 44.

Nationally, just over 8,048 people are without a permanent abode, up from 7917 in October 2022

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