In County Kildare 179 People Accessed Emergency Accommodation In September

Friday, 28 October 2022 15:50

By Caoimhe Harney

Almost 11,000 people nationally accessed emergency accommodation during that time

In County Kildare 179 people accessed emergency accommodation in September.

For the third month in a row, there's a record number of people living in hotels and B&Bs nationally.

In September a total of 10,975 people accessed in emergency accommodation.

In the Mid - East Region 421 people accessed emergency accommodation during the same period, which includes counties Kildare, Meath and Wicklow.

The county breakdown is as follows, Kildare 179, Meath 197 and Wicklow 45.

The figure is 29 per cent higher than last September, 19 per cent up on the start of this year, and 37 per cent higher than April 2021 - which was a low during the pandemic.

It includes 3,342 children who are growing up in B&Bs and hotels - the highest figure since the start of the pandemic, when extra supports were put in place.

The Department of Housing has highlighted that nearly half of single people and families were only in emergency accommodation for six months between June and September.

Minister Darragh O'Brien said the situation is "very challenging", and said money to fix the issue isn't an obstacle.

The totals released every month by the Department of Housing do not include refugees or asylum seekers without a home of their own, nor does it include women in refuge centres, rough sleepers or the so-called hidden homeless.

More from Local News

Council Says Sarto Road Site Has No "Significant Contamination” As Build Advances On Locals’ Green Space

In response to a series of questions from Kfm News, a council spokesperson said the appointed engineer will ensure the new construction “does not impact the structural stability of existing homes in the vicinity”.
Nine Arrested In North Kildare Retail Crime Crackdown

Gardaí say high-visibility patrols will continue across the area as the Christmas season gets busier.
Wheelchair-Bound Woman From Suncroft Left "Distressed" After Pack Of Hunting Dogs Burst Into Garden

Audio

Speaking to Kfm News, Agnes Wright says she had been sitting with her sister Lily, listening to music and talking about their late mother before noon on Saturday. She says she heard “an unmerciful shrilling cry,” and when she looked outside, dogs were scattered across the front and back garden.
Hundreds Of Kildare Households Got Average €228 In Storm Aid After Éowyn

342 applications were lodged in the county.
Government Poised To Approve Statutory Public Inquiry Into Children’s Spinal Care

Audio

This would mean there would be powers to compel witnesses.
Saint Vincent De Paul Says Need For Help “Soaring” As Families Struggle To Afford Christmas

Audio

It's launched its annual festive appeal, 'The Wonder of Christmas’, to highlight that many families don't know how they'll afford to celebrate this year - with 105 thousand children are living in consistent poverty.
Kildare District Heating Studies Underway As Ireland Plans Major National Rollout

A study has been carried out in Naas, while a Maynooth study is underway.
Government To Replace Apartment Planning Guidelines After Challenge Involving Clane-Maynooth Cllr

The move comes during a legal challenge brought by councillors, including Clane-Maynooth Cllr Padraig McEvoy, Darragh Moriarty, David Healy, Dan Boyle, along with journalist Frank McDonald.