New figures from Focus Ireland show that 83 families became homeless in February.
A breakdown of the charity's numbers reveals that children are being hardest hit, with 363 losing their homes in the first two months of the year.
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The government is to hold a housing and homelessness forum in Dublin today, hosted by the acting Minister Alan Kelly.
Campaigners are calling for a politicians from all political parties to unite to deal with the crisis.