COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF HOUSING SPC

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

HEADED ITEM NO.

HEADED ITEM: M. Donovan

Homeless Update – Christmas 2015 Stats

REPLY: 

Breakdown of Emergency Accommodation Usage between December 21^st to December 27^th 2015 in the Dublin Region.

An anonymised and aggregated return of all individuals accessing homeless accommodation between December 21^st to December 27^th,  2015, inclusive, has been requested by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government by close of business on Friday 15^th January, 2016.  The following information has been requested:

1.) Gender

2.) Age group (as per CSO)

3.) Accommodation type

4.) County

5.) Family Breakdown

Table 1: Gender – December 21^st – 27^th 2015

Gender	Total December 2015
Male	1,432
Female	1,074
Total	2,506

Table 2: Age Groups– December 21^st – 27^th 2015

Age Group	Total December 2015
18-24	414
25-44	1,578
45-64	476
65+	38
Total	2,506

Table 3: Accommodation Type– December 21^st – 27^th 2015

Accommodation Type	Total December 2015
Private Emergency Accommodation (Including hotels) (PEA)	1,271
Supported Temporary Accommodation (STA)	1,203
Temporary Emergency Accommodation (low support)(TEA)	75
Subtotal	2,549
-          Minus people accessing multiple accommodation types during the week	-43
Total Unique Individuals	2,506

Table 5 (a): Families with dependent children in ALL Emergency Accommodation (incl. Hotels) – December 21^st – 27^th 2015

Family Breakdown	No. of families with dependent children	No. of Individual Adults	No. of Dependents
Individuals with dependent children	427	427	802
Couples with dependent children	256	512	607
Total	683	939	1,409

 

Table 5 (b): Families with dependent children in Commercial Hotels Only: December 24^th, 2015 (Single Night)

 

Family Breakdown	No. of families with dependent children	No. of Individual Adults	No. of Dependents
Individuals with dependent children	282	282	520
Couples with dependent children	166	332	398
Total	448	614	918

• SUMMARY

• The number of adults and children being accommodated in the Dublin region increased from 2,395 on the last day of 2014 to 3,617 on December 31^st, 2015.  This is an increase of 1,222 beds introduced in the region (or an additional 51%) compared with last year.
• While much of the additional capacity was for families, prior to the Christmas period there were a number of new beds introduced to target adults without children and those engaged in rough sleeping.
• Over the Christmas and New Year period there was sufficient capacity to accommodate all individuals who needed access to emergency accommodation.
• There was little excess capacity was evident after January 4^th 2016.
• The number of families accessing emergency accommodation fell during the Christmas period but has increased in line with seasonal trends in January 2016.
• Despite the dramatic increase in beds introduced in the region, levels of engagement with the Free-phone were maintained at last year’s level by ensuring regularised access to emergency accommodation for the majority of service users.