99 Families Became Newly Homeless In Dublin In July

99 families, including 214 children, became homeless for the first time in July in Dublin. 

Homelessness and housing charity Focus Ireland released the new figure stating that it's the second highest figure recorded in the capital in the last five years. 

The latest figures mean that a record number of 1,178 families with 2,423 children are now homeless in Dublin. 

Focus Ireland Advocacy Director Mike Allen said that, "years of successive government under-investment in social housing, together with spiralling rental costs" are to blame for these record numbers.

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