Focus Ireland is warning of a rising crisis in youth homelessness.
New figures show the number of 18-to-24 year olds in difficulty, has shot up by 78 per-cent in the last three years.
It says they’ve been hit hard by reduced rates of social welfare and other issues, and are in danger of becoming the ‘forgotten homeless’.
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The charity’s Roughan Mac Namara says they’ve set up a scheme called ‘Housing First For Youth’ in Limerick, which could be expanded across the country: