Dub City Council confirm rough sleeper numbers are up 20% on last year. 130 male, 16 female, 22 unknown.
#homeless
#roughsleepers
— Chris Andrews (@chrisandrews64) November 21, 2014
Twenty per cent.
Twenty
UPDATE:
Kitty Holland, in the Irish Times, reports:
“The figures have risen steadily since 2009, to 70 in 2010, 87 in 2011 and 87 in winter 2012 (when one area was not counted). The figures for winter 2007 and 2008 were 104 and 101 respectively.”
“The largest proportion whose age could be confirmed – 40 in total – were aged between 31 and 40 years of age; 36 were aged between 18 and 30; 17 were aged 41 to 50; 10 were between the ages of 51 and 60; three were over 61 years; and 62 people were unknown.”
Numbers sleeping rough in Dublin highest since records began (Kitty Holland, Irish Times)
Previously: While You Were Sleeping
Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland
Serious gender inequalities there.
Women tend to be homeless in that they are sleeping in sofas at friends, crashing with people etc. Men tend to sleep on streets more.
Lifestyle choice…
No way man can’t believe you said that man that’s bad out man you’re mad you are.
As much as being a ‘womble is
20% more exhausted.
whoever decided that it was a good idea to outlaw bedsits – hope you’re happy this is the result.
Lesser of two evils
whoever decided that it was a good idea to outlaw tenement slums – hope you’re happy this is the result.
Lesser of two evils
Were you always like this or did you catch the dumb since you moved over there?
Must be contagious.
Jaysus.
Getting up on a Saturday morning to have a go at me. Are you alright? LoL
Time for some low level stimulus for the economy. CPO some of those vacant sites in the city centre which are being hoarded by useless speculators.
Start building some well-executed social housing like some of that built in the 40s and 50s