The Number Of Women In Emergency Accommodation In Cork And Kerry Hits Record New High
188 women were recorded in emergency accommodation in the last week of August
188 women were recorded in emergency accommodation in the last week of August which represents a 55% increase in just 12 months
Cork Simon says there were 329 adults in emergency accommodation in Cork in the same period and 98 families forced by their circumstance to live in emergency accommodation in the South West.
The charity says the figures show that the numbers relying on their service and emergency accommodation is showing no signs of abating
Speaking to RedFM News Paul Sheehan from Cork Simon is attributing the rising number of women in emergency accommodation to the housing crisis
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