Focus Ireland Question Validity Of Latest Homeless Figures
Focus Ireland's questioning the validity of the latest homeless figures.
The charity says it's because of the Housing Minister's decision to re-classify some homeless families from official numbers.
The Government's latest figures for June show there were 81 less people living in emergency accommodation compared to May, but the total figure is still over 10,000.
402 adults were living in emergency accommodation in Cork in June- a decrease of 1% from May but an increase of 27% in 12 months.
Focus Ireland's Roughan McNamara says excluding some homeless families from official stats raises questions over how much the figures can be trusted:
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