THERE were almost 250 children homeless across the Mid West region in June.
That’s according to the latest Homeless Report from the Department of Housing for the month of June.
The report, released this week, showed 589 adults accessing local authority emergency accommodation over the week from June 23 to 29.
The monthly reports by the Housing Department, provide up-to-date data on the number of people accessing local authority emergency homeless accommodation, and do not reflect the number of rough sleepers or ‘hidden homeless’ (sleeping on couches, with families, or similar) across the country.
According to the report, 589 adults in the Mid West were accessing emergency accommodation in June – an overwhelming 510 of which were in Limerick. The remaining 79 were in Clare.
The figures included 312 men and 277 women.
The report also showed 151 Mid West families accessing emergency accommodation over the period, 96 of which were single parent families.
237 children were among those accessing emergency accommodation in the period.
A breakdown of demographics showed the 25 to 44 age group as the largest accessing emergency accommodation in the Mid West, with 321 people. This was followed by 163 people aged 45 to 64 and 97 people aged 18 to 24.
The report included eight people in the Mid West over the age of 65 accessing emergency accommodation.
Figures in the Mid West included 451 Irish people accessing emergency accommodation, 55 from the European Economic Area (EEA) or the UK, and 83 from outside the EEA.
An additional report from the Housing Department, the Homeless Quarterly Progress Report for Q2 2025, showed 148 people exiting emergency accommodation in the Mid West so far this year, 84 of which were in the last three months.
On a national level, since 2023, local authorities – who provide information to the Department of Housing for the homelessness reports – have been tracking the reasons people give for presenting for emergency accommodation.
For families, notices of termination of tenancy proved the largest driver of homelessness, followed by the breakdown of a relationship or family circumstances.
Home overcrowding, domestic violence, and leaving an institution (hospitals, prisons, refuges) were cited as other reasons for families ending up in homelessness.
For single people, the breakdown of a relationship or family circumstance was cited as the leading reason for presenting for emergency accommodation.
This was followed by leaving Direct Provision, notice of termination, and leaving an institution.
Other reasons included overcrowding, being newly arrived to Ireland, substance abuse, and being a rough sleeper.
