All Clare homeless services are operating at capacity according to support workers.
No official monthly figures were published last month due to the Public Sector Strike.
According to Clare County Council’s latest figures, 157 people here homeless in September, consisting of 96 adults and 71 children.
31 Households also exited homelessness over the month, including a substantial number using the winter bed initiative which is still a form of emergency accommodation.
Shannon based Sinn Féin representative and Homeless Support Worker Shane Doody says the tenant in-situ scheme needs to be properly funded to tackle the problem.
A Clare Homeless Campaigner is calling for an ongoing day centre to keep rough sleepers occupied and stimulated during the day.
Founder of the Ennis Mobile Shower for Rough Sleepers Fiona Faulkes believes many improvements could be made in the county town.
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