There's been an increase of people having problems accessing emergency accommodation
That's according to a legal service for homeless people who says it's alarming
Mercy Law Resource Centre has published its annual report today which shows it dealt with over 2-thousand housing queries last year compared to less than 700 in 2015.
It says in the majority of cases it found that people who were refused emergency accommodation were actually legally entitled to it.
Acting Managing Solicitor Rebecca Keatinge says there were some things that were particularly noticeable.
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