This evening.
The Department of Housing released its latest homeless figures which showed there were 10,271 people (6,697 adults and 3,574 children) living in emergency accommodation in the final week of January 2020.
This represents an increase of 388 adults and 152 children compared to the figures for the final week of December 2019.
However the December 2019 figures, which showed there were 9,731 people in emergency accommodation, a decrease of 387 adults and a decrease of 330 children compared to the figures for November 2019, were disputed when they came out just two weeks after the general election was called.
There were 10,448 people (6,696 adults and 3,752 children) living in emergency accommodation in the final week of November 2019.