Nearly 12,000 people were in emergency accommodation last month, yet another record high.
After a slight decrease in the figures published in February, figures for March increased by 2.1 per cent, with an additional 246 people being registered homeless. Some 11,988 recorded accessing emergency accommodation in March, including 3,472 children. The number of children in emergency accommodation increased by 99 between February and March.
While the press releases accompanying the monthly homelessness figure report usually only contain a link to the report, the Department of Housing stated in this press release that the "increase in homelessness recorded in March took place while the Winter Eviction Moratorium was still in effect".
