Midwest Simon says a lack of local services could be to blame for a rise in homeless numbers in Clare. The latest figures from the Department of Housing show Clare bucked the national trend, with an 18% increase in homeless numbers last month, when 82 people were availing of emergency accommodation in this county. According […]
The number of people living homeless in Clare has increased by 18% in the space of a month. New figures released by the Department of Housing show that over 560 people in the MidWest region were taking shelter in emergency accommodation in December. Eighty-Two adults were living homeless in Clare in December. The figure marks […]
Mid West Simon claims unprecedented emergency accommodation shortages are driving a surge in homelessness in this county. Clare’s Homeless Action Team experienced 480 presentations in November which is up 94% on the figure for the same month last year. Of these, 428 were repeat engagements which is higher than the combined total for new and […]
The number of presentations to Clare’s Homeless Action Team skyrocketed last month. The local authority’s dedicated support service engaged with almost 500 households in November, including an increasing number of “complex cases”. Last month, the local authority had 428 repeat engagements, which is higher than the combined total of new and repeat points of contact […]