13,841 people were registered as homeless in Ireland in February – a new record.
The total figure includes 4,170 children.
There was a 10% increase in the number of adults homeless in the North West, totalling to 173 , 70 of them in Donegal.
The North West seen 22 families without a home last month, one family more than January, however the number of children seeking emergency accommodation remains the same at 49.