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Record Drop In Rough Sleepers

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Record Drop In Rough Sleepers

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08:34 20 Apr 2018


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There's been a record drop in the number of rough sleepers on the city's streets.

New figures show a 40% decrease for the spring - with the number of people sleeping rough falling from 184 in winter 2017 to 110 in spring 2018.

The housing and homeless charity Peter McVerry Trust has urged the Government and the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) to continue to intensify efforts to decrease the number of people sleeping rough.

Pat Doyle, CEO of Peter McVerry Trust, has welcomed the latest figures.

"The reduction is a clear result of a high intensity and assertive programme of engagement with people sleeping rough to encourage them into shelter and housing."

Mr Doyle also pointed to the coordinated response of the Peter McVerry Trust, as well as the DRHE, to Storm Emma as "a significant contributing factor" to the reduction in the number of rough sleepers.

He said people who wouldn't normally access shelter were taken in, where the charity could assess and engage them over a period of days.


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