Waterford homeless figures down slightly but county still records highest in South-East
The March figure of 114 for Waterford is down 5% from February’s figure of 120 for the county
There were 114 adults accessing emergency accommodation in Waterford during March, according to the latest homelessness report from the Department of Housing.
The report measured the number of people across Ireland accessing emergency accommodation during the week of March 24-30, 2025.
The March figure of 114 for Waterford is down 5% from February’s figure of 120 for the county.
In total, there were 324 people recorded accessing emergency accommodation across the entire South-East region in the week that the data was compiled.
Males accounted for 207 of this figure and females accounted for 117. Of the 324 recorded, 240 were single adults.
Further to this, 65 family units were recorded in the South-East figure. This included 50 single parent families. The total number of child dependents was recorded at 107.
When comparing counties, Waterford (114) was the county with the highest recorded number of people in the South-East region accessing emergency accommodation in the last week of March.
Carlow (40) had the lowest recorded number, followed by Kilkenny (44), Wexford (53), and Tipperary (73).
Nationally, there are now 15,418 people in emergency accommodation - the largest number ever recorded.
This includes 4,675 children in 2,212 families.
It must be noted that these ‘homelessness’ figures do not include the ‘hidden homeless’ who might be sleeping rough, in refuges, or staying with others.