WPHP founder Claire Malone
'The challenge of securing such accommodation significantly increases where a client presents late at night seeking shelter,' a spokesperson said. 'For this reason the Council appeals to any person who seeks secure shelter to make themselves known to the Council at the earliest possible opportunity, so that we can make accommodation enquires on their behalf.
For WPHP founder Claire Malone it was a busy week of working around the clock to try and help those out in the elements.
'On Monday, I got a call from a guy who was out in the elements,' she said. 'He was at the back of Pettitt's and he told me he had been drinking and was absolutely freezing. It was so cold, he was afraid to go asleep in it.'