The number of families in emergency accommodation in Dublin is at its lowest level in over four years, according to the city council.
Dublin City Council says there were 862 families in emergency accommodation at the end of July 2020, compared with 871 the previous month.
The figure for the end of January 2020 was 1,201.
There were 334 families in hotels at the end of July, down 20 from June. This is the lowest number since April 2015.
370 families entered emergency accommodation for the first time between January and July 2020. The figure for the same period in 2019 was 632, and in 2018 was 676.
Children
There were 2,017 children living in emergency accommodation at the end of July. This figure is up slightly from the end of June (1,979) but considerably lower than at the end of January (2,678).
While the reduction on numbers in emergency accommodation is very welcome, Dublin City Council fully accepts that there are still far too many families in emergency accommodation including hotels and we are very conscious of the challenge that still exists on homelessness in the Dublin area.
