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Roscommon records slight rise in homeless figures

Nov 29, 2022 07:09 By Shannonside News
Roscommon records slight rise in homeless figures
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A record number of people are now seeking accommodation in Ireland at 11,397.

Roscommon has recorded an increase in the number of people homeless in the last month.

That's according to a report from the Department of Housing which reveals 132 people were in temporary accommodation locally in October of this year.

The emergency accommodation figures for October show a slight decrease in the number of people accessing emergency accommodation in the Shannonside region.

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132 people were homeless in October down from 135 in September.

Westmeath recorded the highest figure with 56 people staying in temporary lodgings last month and increase of four in just four weeks.

In the Leitrim-Donegal area 46 people are homeless with 19 others accessing accommodation hotels and B&B's in Longford.

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While Roscommon has recorded one of the lowest figures nationally at 11, it marks an increase from 8 in September.

A record number of people are now seeking accommodation in Ireland at 11,397.

The total from the Department of Housing does not include rough sleepers, women in refuge centres, those in Direct Provision or Ukrainian refugees.

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