North west had lowest number of homeless people on Census night

There were 102 people counted as homeless in the north west, including Donegal, in Census 2022.

According to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) the figure, 1%, was the lowest in Ireland. The north west region includes Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim.

Nationally, the number was 10,321, of these, 60% were male and 40% were female. The figures relate to the number of people who spent Census Night in either accommodation designated for homeless people or sleeping rough in April 2022.

The Dublin region accounted for more than two-thirds of the homeless population at 7,238. Just under one-third of the homeless population, 32% or 3,309 people, were aged under 20 years.

Commenting on the results, Sheelagh Bonham, Statistician in the Census Division, said:

“Today’s publication of the Census 2022 Homelessness report details the number of people who spent Census Night in either accommodation designated for homeless people or sleeping rough in April 2022. The report provides information on the numbers of males and females who were homeless, their ages, as well as their family status. Services for those who are homeless are provided on a regional basis across nine regions. In Census 2022, the 7,238 people who were homeless in the Dublin region made up more than two-thirds of all people who were homeless nationally. The South-West (Cork and Kerry) region had 731 people who were homeless. The Mid-East (Kildare, Meath, Wicklow, and Louth) had the next highest number at 631 people.”