13,866 people were registered as homeless in Ireland in March – a new record.
The total figure includes 4,147 children.
There was a marginal decrease of 0.5% in the number of adults homeless in the North West, totalling to 172 , 70 of them in Donegal.
The North West seen 23 families without a home last month, one family more than February.
The number of children seeking accommodation in the Northwest saw a rise of 6% to total 52.