9,492 people were accessing emergency accommodation in February, according to the Department of Housing.
It's an almost 4% increase from January's total when it stood at 9,150.
There are more than 2,600 children in emergency accommodation according to these figures.
These totals from the Government don't include the numbers of rough sleepers, those in Direct Provision, women in refuge centres or Ukrainian refugees in pledged accommodation.
69% of the homeless population is in Dublin.
"Ninth Consecutive Month"
"Rising rents and inflation are pushing more and more people into homelessness and the ongoing lack of social and affordable housing means that people are spending far longer than they should in emergency accommodation.
"In the last six months of 2021, for every three single people entering homelessness in Dublin, only one exited to housing. The trauma which stems from this is leading to all sorts of complications from physical health issues to relapses in addiction and the decline of mental health.
"Homelessness is a trap. Once you get in, it’s incredibly difficult to get out and you lose a bit of yourself every day that you spend there, making the challenge all the more insurmountable. As a society, we need to do better. We need to do more to keep people in their homes before it’s too late to find their way back."
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