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16,353 homeless people in August.

16,353 duine gan dídean i mí Lúnasa.

The latest figures from the Department of Housing show that 16,353 people were homeless or living in emergency accommodation in the State last month.

Léiríonn na figiúirí is deireanaí ón Roinn Tithíochta go raibh 16,353 duine gan dídean nó ag cur fúthu i lóistín éigeandála sa Stát an mhí seo caite.

This is an increase of 295 on the number of people who were homeless in July.

Méadú de 295 is ea é sin ar an líon daoine a bhí gan dídean i mí Iúil.

The number of children living in emergency accommodation in August included 5,145, the highest number ever recorded.

Áírítear 5,145 leanbh ar na daoine a bhí ina gcónaí i lóistín éigeandála i mí Lúnasa, an líon is mó leanaí a taifeadadh riamh.

Commenting on the new figures, Seán Moynihan from the elderly charity Alone said that the number of people over 65 who rented a home had increased by 83% between the last two censuses.

Ag trácht dó ar na figiúirí nua, dúirt Seán Moynihan ón gcarthanas do dhaoine aosta Alone gur tháinig méadú de 83 faoin gcéad idir an dá dhaonáireamh dheireanacha ar an líon daoine os cionn 65 bliain d’aois a raibh áras cónaithe ar cíos acu.

The situation must have gotten worse, he said, since there are so many people in their fifties and forties who currently don’t have a home of their own.

Ní foláir nó gur i ndonas a rachas an scéal, arsa sé, ó tá an oiread sin daoine atá sna caogaidí agus sna daichidí faoi láthair nach bhfuil áras cónaithe dá gcuid féin acu.

According to the Munster, 25% of the houses to be built by the State should be made available for older people to get ahead of the problem.

Dar leis an Muimhneachánach gur cheart 25 faoin gcéad de na tithe atá le tógáil ag an Stát a chur ar fáil do dhaoine aosta le teacht roimh an bhfadhb.

He was talking about the commitment in the Government Programme to build over 300,000 homes between now and the end of 2030.

Ag caint a bhí sé ar an ngealltanas atá i gClár an Rialtais barr ar 300,000 áras cónaithe a thógáil as seo go deireadh 2030.

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