Over 400 Adults were availing of emergency accommodation services across the MidWest region in May.
The month saw the highest number of new presentations to Clare County Council’s Homeless Action Team to date this year.
The latest monthly report from the Department of Housing shows that 402 adults were recorded as homeless across Clare & Limerick in May.
The overall figure marks an increase of more than 11% from the 359 availing of emergency accommodation in the Midwest at the same juncture of 2022.
Over 60% of those recorded homeless locally were Male, while just over a quarter were children.
Around 4 in 5 were classed as Irish, 11% were from the UK or the European Economic Area , while the remaining 32 people were from outside the continent.
In total 66 adults were recorded as homeless in Clare during the month.
Despite this county’s figure remaining relatively static this year, the Local Authority’s Homeless Action Team received 50 new presentations in May, the highest number of first-time clients so far in 2023.
Additionally, Clare County Council had approximately 200 repeat engagements for its homeless services during the month.
The Council says it continues to pursue additional emergency accommodation options , despite the challenges of competing demands for accommodation in the County.
