Family homelessness in the South-West has risen by 120 percent since 2021.
Local authority expenditure on emergency accommodation in Kerry and Cork reached 43.1 million euro last year according to a new homelessness report from Focus Ireland.
Cork City Council accounted for nearly three quarters of the spend.
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Head of advocacy with Focus Ireland Niamh Allen says the collapse of the private rental sector has caused an increase in homelessness:
