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Emergency Accommodation

Last month
July 2025
'Heartbreaking' number of children in emergency accommodation as homeless record hits 15,747
Over half of those staying at Athlone asylum centre could begin to leave next week, High Court hears
This year
2025
Homelessness figures hit record of 15,747 people in emergency accommodation
'Shameful': Charities and opposition parties react as homelessness figures hit record 15,580
'Appalling': Record 15,418 people in emergency accommodation, including 4,675 children
Number of people in emergency accommodation reaches record 15,378, including 4,653 children
Majority of State spending on homelessness directed toward emergency accommodation
Number of people in emergency accommodation falls from record high set in November
Number of people in emergency accommodation rises above 15,000 for the first time
Last year
2024
Investigation after fire breaks out at Wicklow army camp being used to house asylum seekers
Darragh O’Brien criticised for not publishing homelessness figures before election
Homelessness: Record 14,760 in emergency accommodation, including 4,561 children
Record number of people accessed emergency accommodation in Ireland last month
Opposition slams Government 'inaction' as homeless numbers reach new record high
Increase of 579% in the numbers of adults in emergency accommodation for more than six months since 2014
Number of people homeless in Ireland passes a record 14,000
9,803 adults and 4,206 children were in emergency accommodation in April.
'Work underway' as goverment moves to use Thornton Hall site for asylum seeker accommodation
Homelessness: 13,866 people in emergency accommodation last month
Attitudes towards refugees and immigration remain largely positive in Ireland, ESRI finds
Former Fine Gael Justice Minister criticises Govt for leaving asylum seekers on the streets
Irish Refugee Council criticises decision to end emergency accommodation offered during cold spell
Homelessness: Children in emergency accommodation tops 4,000 for first time
Official figures show 9,409 adults and 4,105 children were in emergency accommodation in November.
The figures are an increase of 335 compared with October 2023.
Over 190 more children are now living in emergency accommodation.
The numbers have been labelled a stark beginning to the new year.
All time
Human rights watchdog expresses 'deep concern' at possible shortfall in asylum seeker accommodation
Homelessness record broken again as 13,179 people in emergency accommodation in October
'History will not judge us well': Children unsafe in Direct Provision, Ombudsman warns
Record high number of children in emergency accommodation, August figures show
Homelessness record broken again as 12,600 people in emergency accommodation in June
Homelessness hits record high again as 12,259 people in emergency accommodation in April
Housing crisis: Almost 12,000 in emergency accommodation in February, latest figures show
Homelessness record broken again as 11,754 people in emergency accommodation in January
Ukraine War: How countries across Europe are responding to the refugee crisis, one year on
Govt facing 'pinch-point' on asylum seeker accommodation
Parents living in emergency accommodation 'anxious about giving children a decent Christmas'
Councils refusing homeless accommodation to Travellers using criteria 'with no basis in law'
Homelessness: Record high of 10,975 people in emergency accommodation last month
Direct Provision firm records profits of €4.52m as revenues climb to €14.9m
National Indoor Athletics Training Centre to be used for emergency refugee accommodation
Homelessness: Record high 10,568 people in emergency accommodation last month
Hotel beds for Ukrainian refugees set to revert to tourist use ahead of summer season
Slight drop in number of people attending emergency accommodation in December