Irish homeless figures hit record high with over 14k including 4k children in emergency accommodationIt is the first time there has been more than 10,000 adults accessing emergency accommodation managed by local authorities.Homeless support groups also spoke of their horror.

The latest figures also reve

al that there were a total of 2,096 families accessing homeless services.

And the shocking stats do not include people sleeping rough, those that may be couch surfing or homeless in hospitals or prisons, or those who are in a shelter for asylum seekers, or domestic violence centres.

Sources branded the figures “utterly heartbreaking” with 4,401 children returning to school while living in emergency accommodation.Homeless support groups also spoke of their horror.