Leitrim records 24 adults staying in emergency housing

A total of 24 adults accessed State-funded emergency homeless accommodation in Leitrim during the week of June 22 to 28, according to the latest monthly homelessness report published by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

The county accounted for 24 of the 171 adults recorded across the North-West region, which also includes Donegal and Sligo.

The regional total comprised 44 adults in Donegal, 24 in Leitrim and 103 in Sligo.

Nationally, 11,862 adults and 5,620 children were accessing emergency accommodation during the reporting week, giving a total of 17,482 people.

The report also recorded 9,994 households in emergency accommodation, including 7,288 single households and 2,706 family households.

The Department’s regional figures show there were 171 adults accessing emergency accommodation across the North-West.

Of these, 122 were in single-adult households, while 101 were male and 70 were female.

The report also provides an age profile for adults in emergency accommodation in the North-West region. It recorded 20 people aged between 18 and 24, 82 aged 25 to 44, 60 aged 45 to 64, and nine aged 65 or over.

Across the North-West, there were 34 families in emergency accommodation, including 26 single-parent families. These families comprised 49 adults and 68 children.

The Department said the monthly homelessness statistics refer to people accommodated in emergency accommodation funded and overseen by housing authorities during the final full week of each month.

The figures are compiled using the Pathway Accommodation and Support System (PASS) and are published on a regional basis.