There was a slight reduction in adult homelessness last month in Tipperary

Fifty-six people in Tipperary were in emergency accommodation in July, according to new figures released by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

This is down marginally in June when 61 people were homeless and 63 in May.

The monthly homelessness report is issued monthly and refers to numbers collected in the last week of the month. 

In this case July 25-31. 

For the purposes of the report, Tipperary is listed under the southeast region. 

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The region also includes Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford. 

In the southeast region, 250 people accessed emergency accommodation.

Twenty-seven families were homeless, comprising 35 adults and 46 children. 

Most of those accessing emergency accommodation was Irish. 

The 25-44 age group were the most significant group, with 142 people homeless.