Average rent paid across the country now €1056  

However the average rent being paid in County Cork is just below this at €1026.

It represents an almost 10 percent increase over the last year and coincides with the publication of homeless figures which show a record high for the numbers in emergency accommodation.  

Capuchin Day Centre Co-Director, Fr. Sean Donohue says statistics is one thing but they deal with people.

He's urging people to consider what it's really like for homeless families.

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