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Latest Figures Show Slight Drop In Numbers Homeless In Wicklow

27 people accessed emergency accommodation in County Wicklow last month.

The numbers in Kildare are less than Wicklow and Meath combined.

The three counties make up the mid east region where 55 families including 119 children were homeless in December.

Latest figures from the Department of Housing show  8,914 people were homeless in December, a drop of 2 percent on the previous month.

Of those, 2,451 were children, which also represents a nearly 4 percent decrease on November's figures.

The Department of Housing statistics also reveal 1,077 families required homeless accommodation last month, a drop of 31 compared to November.

The figures don't include rough sleepers, women in refuge centres and those in direct provision.

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