Midwest Simon insists a crisis emergency plan is urgently needed to tackle homelessness.
It comes as new figures show there were 387 homeless adults across the counties of Clare and Limerick in September, a rise of 30% on the same time last year.
Nationally, there were over 11,000 people accessing homeless services, the highest number ever recorded and Midwest Simon’s CEO says this doesn’t include those couch-surfing or staying with relatives.
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Jackie Bonfield says if urgent steps aren’t taken, we’re facing into a very stark situation this winter.
