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Tue 09 Sep 2010People sleeping rough and needing urgent help up 20% in 18 months
THE NUMBER of people sleeping rough and accessing emergency homeless services has risen 20 per cent over the past 18 months, the first increase in several years, an organisation working with the homeless has said.
Dublin Simon Community said yesterday it worked with an average of 908 people per month during the second quarter of 2010, up from 812 people per month in 2009.
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