November saw less adults homeless but Waterford's figures remain stubbornly high
There were less adults recorded in local authority emergency accommodation in November compared to October but 2025 is still set to be a record year. Stock Image.
November saw a drop in the number of adults in local authority emergency accommodation in Waterford, but they monthly figures remain high.
The latest figures from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage’s Monthly Homelessness Report show 112 adults were in emergency accommodation in Waterford in November.
In October, 119 adults were recorded in emergency accommodation, which was down from 121 in September.
The November figure was the lowest of the year but was higher than the same month in 2024, when 109 adults were recorded.
The average number of adults in emergency accommodation from January to November 2025 is 117, compared to 99 in the same period of 2024.
While Waterford remained the county in the South East with the most adults in emergency accommodation, it was the only county to see a decrease in its November figure.
After Waterford, Tipperary recorded the highest number of adults in emergency accommodation.
The report showed 97 adults were accommodated in Tipperary, a significant increase on the October figure of 88 and September’s 87.
Carlow and Kilkenny both recorded 50 adults in emergency accommodation, which was up from 46 and 48, respectively, in October and 41 and 45 in September.
Wexford had 55 adults in emergency accommodation in November 2025 and increase of four in October and three in September.
Seventy-six families were recorded as being in emergency accommodation in November and 72 in October.
Those families included 128 children in November and 124 in October 2025.
The figures refer to the period of November 24 to 30 when the survey was taken.
