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Housing homeless people in B&B's in Louth cost €1,884,545 in 2018
The cost to house homeless people in B&B's in Louth in 2018 was €1,884,545, according to information released by the Department of Housing.
According to the North-East Region Local Authority Homelessness Financial Report for the year ending 2018, that covers the counties Louth, Monaghan and Cavan, the initial 2018 expenditure estimate was €1,800,000 for Louth.
The total annual expenditure that was recorded at the end of the year was €1,884,545.
In Monaghan, the estimated cost for 2018 was €25,000 but by the end of the year the actual expenditure was just €941.
In Cavan, the estimated cost was €40,000 and by the end of the year the actual expenditure was €10,241.
The total expenditure for emergency accommodation in the North East region in 2018 was €3,302,066. This breaks down as follows:
Louth:
| Drogheda Homeless Aid | €233,909 |
| Dundalk Simon | €423,735 |
| B&B Providers | €1,884,545 |
| Private Rental | €533,876 |
| Drogheda Women's Refuge | €68,364 |
| Peter McVerry Trust | €74,144 |
| Total Expenditure | €3,218,573 |
Monaghan:
| Dundalk Simon (Temporary Emergency Accommodation) | €12,150 |
| Dundalk Simon (Castleblayney Trust) | €37,800 |
| B&B Providers | €941 |
| Total Expenditure | €50,891 |
Cavan:
| Dundalk Simon (Temporary Emergency Accommodation) | €22,362 |
| B&B Providers | €10,241 |
| Total Expenditure | €32,603 |
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