The number of homeless children reached 2,177 in May

Number of minors in emergency accommodation rose by 79% in a year..

The number of homeless children and families continues to increase with the latest figures for last month showing there were 2,177 homeless children in 1,054 families homeless across the State last month.

This represents a 79 per cent increase in the number of children in emergency accommodation since May 2015, and an 86 per cent increase in families…

Source: The number of homeless children reached 2,177 in May