The number of homeless children in Dublin has surpassed 1,000 for the first time since the homelessness crisis began last year. The latest figures from the Dublin Region Homeless Executive show, in the week of May 18th-24th, there were 1,034 children – in 490 families – in emergency accommodation. This compares with 970 children (442 families) in emergency hotel-type accommodation in April. Of the 1,034 children homeless, 303 were in single-parent families, while 364 were in 187 families headed by couples. The families include 677 parents....
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