More than 8,000 households presented as homeless
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New official statistics published today by NISRA statisticians in the Department for Communities present data on homelessness in Northern Ireland for the period April to September 2025.
Key findings
- During the period of April to September 2025, a total of 8,217 households presented as homeless in Northern Ireland.
- Of those who presented, 5,366 households (65.3%) were accepted as statutorily homeless.
- The top three reasons for presenting as homeless were: accommodation not reasonable (22.7%), sharing breakdown or family dispute (21.6%), and loss of rented accommodation (14.6%).
- Just under a third of households accepted as statutorily homeless were families (1,763), followed by single males (1,416) and pensioner households (994).
- Belfast had the highest rate of homeless presenters per 1,000 population (7.5), followed by Derry City and Strabane (5.5) and Mid and East Antrim (5.4).
- As of October 2025, 5,408 households were living in temporary accommodation. Over half (55.8%) had been in temporary accommodation for less than 12 months, whilst 7.9% had been there for five years or more.
- The most common types of temporary accommodation used for placements were hotels and B&Bs (36.5%), Dispersed Intensively Managed Emergency Accommodation (22.6%), and private single lets (18.3%)
About this publication
The Northern Ireland Homelessness bulletin is a biannual publication which contains information on a range of areas relating to homelessness. The report presents information across three key areas: homeless presenters, homeless acceptances, and temporary accommodation. All data are sourced from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive's administrative records on homelessness.
Further information
Read the full report: Northern Ireland Homelessness Bulletin
View data tables and background information: Northern Ireland Homelessness Bulletin April - September 2025