REVEALED: Latest Kilkenny homeless figures

Thirty-nine people were accessing emergency accommodation in Kilkenny as per the latest homelessness report from the Department of Housing.

The report measured the number of people across Ireland accessing emergency accommodation during the week of November 18-24, 2024.

This figure for Kilkenny is down 11% from October’s figure (44) for the county and is even further down from the figure reported this time last year (46).

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In total, there were 325 people recorded accessing emergency accommodation across the entire South-East region in the week that the data was compiled.

Males accounted for 190 of this figure and females accounted for 135. Of the 325 recorded, 243 were single adults.

Further to this, 59 family units were recorded in the South-East figure. This included 42 single parent families. The total number of child dependents was recorded at 94.

When comparing counties, Kilkenny (39) was the county with the lowest recorded number of people in the South-East region accessing emergency accommodation in the last week of November.

Second-lowest was Carlow (46), then Wexford (58), Tipperary (73) and Waterford (109).

Nationally, there are now 15,199 people in emergency accommodation - the largest number ever recorded.

This includes 4,658 children in 2,168 families.

It must be noted that these ‘homelessness’ figures do not include the ‘hidden homeless’ who might be sleeping rough, in refuges, or staying with others.

If anybody is sleeping rough or facing the threat of same in the current freezing conditions, The Good Shepherd Centre in Kilkenny City has issued a statement: “Our doors are open. The cold weather beds initiative is activated in Kilkenny and Clonmel and we are encouraging anyone sleeping rough to come into our service.”

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