COVID-19 Possible Factor In Clare Homelessness Rise

The COVID-19 pandemic is being singled out as a possible reason as to why the number of people without a home in Clare continues to rise.

70 individuals were classified as homeless in this county at the end of October – a rise of 10 in just two months.

Only seven counties now have more people without a home than Clare, including the major cities of Dublin, Limerick, Cork and Galway.

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Head of Policy and Communications with Novas, Una Burns, says they’ve seen a particular increase in single people using their services in recent months.