Department of Housing, Local Government and

Heritage
Monthly Homelessness Report
September 2021

Prepared by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage 1

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 Details of adults accessing local authority managed emergency
accommodation during the week of 20-26 September 2021
Region Homeless adults Male Female
Dublin 4,287 2,776 1,511
Mid-East 318 205 113
Midlands 91 60 31
Mid-West 299 203 96
North-East 75 59 16
North-West 74 51 23
South-East 193 137 56
South-West 512 361 151
West 282 166 116
TOTAL 6,131 4,018 (66%) 2,113 (34%)

Region Ages 18-24 Ages 25-44 Ages 45-64 Ages 65+

Dublin 708 2,374 1,141 64

Mid-East 51 162 96 9
Midlands 21 49 18 3
Mid-West 31 169 93 6
North-East 5 44 21 5
North-West 14 38 21 1
South-East 29 110 48 6
South-West 65 283 145 19
West 65 128 74 15
TOTAL 989 (16%) 3,357 (55%) 1,657 (27%) 128 (2%)

Accommodation Types*
Region PEA STA TEA Other
Dublin 2,329 1,997 39 0
Mid-East 192 112 3 11
Midlands 65 0 26 0
Mid-West 28 240 31 0
North-East 12 54 8 1
North-West 27 32 15 0
South-East 53 140 0 0
South-West 339 179 0 0
West 160 122 0 0
TOTAL 3,205 2,876 122 12
* Note: clients may have accessed multiple accommodation types during the week

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Homelessness by county during the week of 20-26 September 2021

Counties1
Dublin
Dublin 4,287 (70%)
Kildare 120
Meath 168
Mid-East
Wicklow 30
Sub-Total 318 (5%)
Laois 24
Longford 13
Midlands
Offaly 21
Westmeath 33
Sub-Total 91 (1%)
Clare 61
Mid-West Limerick 238
Sub-Total 299 (5%)
Louth/Monaghan/Cavan 75
North-East
Sub-Total 75 (1%)
Donegal/Leitrim 33
North-West Sligo 41
Sub-Total 74 (1%)
Carlow 34
Kilkenny 34
Tipperary 39
South-East Waterford 66
Wexford 20
Sub-Total 193 (3%)
Cork (Cork City and County
councils) 423
South-West
Kerry 89
Sub-Total 512 (8%)
Galway (Galway City and County
councils) 240
West
Mayo/Roscommon 42
Sub-Total 282 (5%)
National
6,131

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Where fewer than ten individuals are recorded in a county, data are aggregated in line with best practice
described in the Irish Statistical System Code of Practice (ISSCOP).

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 Family homelessness during the week of 20-26 September
2021

Region Total families Total adults Total child dependants

Dublin 752 1,268 1,806

Mid-East 52 84 104
Midlands 6 7 11
Mid-West 32 44 52
North-East 9 11 20
North-West 8 9 12
South-East 18 24 39
South-West 60 76 122
West 68 104 178
TOTAL 1,005 1,627 2,344

Homeless statistics and regional structures

The Department’s official homelessness statistics are published on a monthly basis and refer to the
number of homeless persons accommodated in emergency accommodation funded and overseen by
housing authorities during a specific count week, typically the last full week of the month. The reports
are produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS), collated on a regional
basis and compiled and published by the Department. Homelessness reporting commenced in this
format in 2014.

Monthly homelessness data are published to www.housing.gov.ie on the last working Friday of every
month. These data are also available in open format on www.data.gov.ie and are made available
under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 License, and are available for reproduction elsewhere,
subject to appropriate credit being given to the Department of Housing, Local Government and
Heritage.

The administration of homeless services is organised across nine administrative regions, with one
local authority in each of the regions, “the lead authority”, having overall responsibility for the
disbursement of Exchequer funding. In each region a Joint Homelessness Consultative Forum exists
which includes representation from the relevant State and non-governmental organisations involved in
the delivery of homeless services in a particular region. Delegated arrangements are governed by an
annually agreed protocol between the Department and the lead authority in each region. These
protocols set out the arrangements, responsibilities and financial/performance data reporting
requirements for the delegation of funding from the Department.

Under Sections 38 and 39 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 a statutory
Management Group exists for each regional forum. This is comprised of representatives from the
relevant housing authorities and the Health Service Executive, and it is the responsibility of the

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Management Group to consider issues around the need for homeless services and to plan for the
implementation, funding and co-ordination of such services.

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Glossary:
PEA - Private Emergency Accommodation: this may include hotels, B&Bs and other residential
facilities that are used on an emergency basis. Supports are provided to services users on a visiting
supports basis.

STA - Supported Temporary Accommodation: accommodation, including family hubs, hostels, with
onsite professional support.

TEA - Temporary Emergency Accommodation: emergency accommodation with no (or minimal)

support

Region Lead Authority Local Authorities in region

Dublin City Council Dublin City Council
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Dublin
Fingal County Council
South Dublin County Council
Kildare County Council Kildare County Council
Mid-East Meath County Council
Wicklow County Council
Westmeath County Council Laois County Council
Longford County Council
Midlands
Offaly County Council
Westmeath County Council
Limerick City and County Council Clare County Council
Mid-West
Limerick City and County Council
Louth County Council Louth County Council
North-
East Cavan County Council
Monaghan County Council
Sligo County Council Donegal County Council
North-
West Leitrim County Council
Sligo County Council
Waterford City and County Council Carlow County Council
Kilkenny County Council
South-
East Tipperary County Council
Waterford City and County Council
Wexford County Council
Cork City Council Cork City Council
South-
West Cork County Council
Kerry County Council
Galway City Council Galway City Council
Galway County Council
West
Mayo County Council
Roscommon County Council

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