There was a nearly 30 per cent increase in homeless adults in Kerry last month.
According to the June 2025 homelessness report, 58 adults in Kerry were in emergency accommodation during the reference week, up from 45 at the end of May.
That’s an increase of 13 people.
The Department of Housing used the week of 23 to 29 June as its reference period.
During that time, 718 adults accessed emergency accommodation in the South-West region, which includes Kerry County Council and both Cork local authorities.
A total of 101 families used emergency accommodation that week, including 158 adults and 209 children.
Sixty of those were single-parent families.
Among the adults, 468 were men.
The remaining 35 per cent were women.
Nationally, 10,957 adults were in emergency accommodation during the same week.
In the South-West region, 102 adults were aged 18 to 24; 418 were 25 to 44; 176 were 45 to 64; and 22 were 65 or over.
In terms of accommodation type, 529 adults used Private Emergency Accommodation (PEA); and another 190 accessed Supported Temporary Accommodation (STA).
There were no reports of Temporary Emergency Accommodation (TEA) or other types used that week.
Some individuals used more than one accommodation type during that week.
By citizenship, 464 adults in the South-West region were Irish; 87 were from the EEA or UK; and 167 were from outside the EEA.
