New figures from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage have shown that June 2025 saw a total of 49 adults accessing emergency accommodation in Laois, a figure that has almost doubled since May of 2024.

There has been an increase of 11 people living in emergency accommodation in Laois since last month alone.

Figures from the monthly homeless report shows that 4,958 children are living in emergency accommodation, including 90 children across the Midlands.

In June, there were 203 adults in emergency accommodation in the Midlands, totalling to 110 men and 93 women.

Of this figure, 31 of these adults were aged between 18-24. Almost half of those in emergency accommodation in the Midlands are aged between 25 to 44, a total of 103.

There were 64 adults homeless between the ages of 45-64, and shockingly, there were five adults over the aged of 65 accessing emergency accommodation across the Midlands.

150 of these adults are Irish citizens, with 27 from the UK and countries within European Economic Area (EEA). 26 of these adults are from countries outside of these regions.

Figures show that 37 individuals were living in temporary emergency accommodation, described by the report as, "emergency accommodation with no (or minimal) support".

There were 164 in permanent emergency accommodation, consisting of hotels, B&Bs and other residential facilities.

One individual was availing of Supported Temporary Accommodation, which implies family hubs or hostels, with onsite professional support.

One individual was listed as "other", meaning they may have accessed multiple accommodation types during the week.

There were 45 families in the Midlands living in emergency accommodation, with 57 adults and 90 children currently without homes. 34 of these families are single parents.

Q2 of 2025 saw three tenancies created in the Midlands, with 51 people currently in a tenancy. 44 new tenancies have been created under current Plan 2022-2026.

While these figures are startling, there are many more families at risk of homelessness, according to a national charity.

Housing charity Threshold prevented over 950 households across Ireland from becoming homeless since April, according to figures from their latest Impact Report.

As with previous quarters, tenancy termination remains the biggest issue that renters face, with 35% of queries related to this.

The charity’s Q2 2025 Impact Report shows that over 8,500 households were supported by Threshold advisors in the last quarter, including over 11,400 adults and more than 7,000 children.

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