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156 People In Kildare Were Recorded As Homeless In May According To Latest Homelessness Report

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14, 159 people nationwide were living emergency accommodation in May - up 150 on the previous month

The number of people who are homeless has hit a new record high.

156 were homeless in Kildare, with 287 homeless in Meath and 62 in Wicklow.

14 thousand 159 people were living emergency accommodation in May - up 150 on the previous month.

That's a 14 per cent rise in the space of a year, and includes 4 thousand 316 children.

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