One In Four Homeless Adults In The Midlands Are Between 18 and 24

24 children also remain without a permanent home in the region.

1 in 4 adults registered as homeless in the midlands are between 18 and 24. 

The latest report from the Department of Housing shows a further 13 people in the region are without a home since March. 

80 adults across the midlands don't have a permanent home. 

Two thirds of those are men and more than half are between the ages of 25 and 44. 

The other age groups most affected are the 18 to 24 and 45 to 64 categories. 

Westmeath and Offaly account for joint highest figure of homeless adults at 26 each followed by 18 in Laois and 10 in Longford. 

13 families including 24 children are accessing emergency accommodation across the region this month. 

Those figures are unchanged since March. 

Nationally 7,991 people are registered as homeless in Ireland, that's a drop from 8,082 in the previous month. 

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