Cork Simon says people sleeping rough has increased by 500%
Cork Simon Community says the number of people sleeping rough on city streets has jumped over 500% in three years. 38 people were recorded in 2011, but so far the organisation has met 230 people sleeping on the street in 2014. Fears heightened this week for the homelessness situation after the body of a homeless man in his 40s was discovered in a doorway 50 metres from the Dáil. The government is due to discuss the situation this week.
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