7,637 households presented as homeless between October 2024 and March 2025

Date published: 12 June 2025

New official statistics published today by NISRA statisticians in the Department for Communities present Northern Ireland Homelessness October 2024 - March 2025.

Key findings:

• During the period of October 2024 to March 2025, a total of 7,637 households presented as homeless.
• The top three reasons for presenting as homeless were: accommodation not reasonable; sharing breakdown/family dispute; and loss of rented accommodation.
• 5,135 (67.2%) of the households presenting were accepted as statutorily homeless.
• As of May 2025, 5,220 households were living in temporary accommodation.
• The top three types of temporary accommodation used for placements between October and March 2024/25 were hotels/B&Bs; Dispersed Intensively Managed Emergency accommodation; and private single lets.

About the publication

This biannual compendium of statistics contains information on a range of areas relating to homelessness. The report is divided into three sections which are: Homeless presenters; Homeless acceptances; and Temporary accommodation.

Further information

Read the full report: Northern Ireland Homelessness Bulletin Oct 2024 - Mar 2025

See more information and data tables: Northern Ireland Homelessness