Homelessness Report July 2021

Homelessness data

Official homelessness data is produced by local authorities through the Pathway Accommodation and Support System (PASS). PASS was rolled-out nationally during the course of 2013.

The Department’s official homelessness statistics are published on a monthly basis and refer to the number of homeless persons accommodated in emergency accommodation funded and overseen by housing authorities during a specific count week, typically the last full week of the month. The reports are produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS), collated on a regional basis and compiled and published by the Department. Homelessness reporting commenced in this format in 2014. The format of the data may change or vary over time due to administrative and/or technology changes and improvements.

The administration of homeless services is organised across nine administrative regions, with one local authority in each of the regions, “the lead authority”, having overall responsibility for the disbursement of Exchequer funding. In each region a Joint Homelessness Consultative Forum exists which includes representation from the relevant State and non-governmental organisations involved in the delivery of homeless services in a particular region. Delegated arrangements are governed by an annually agreed protocol between the Department and the lead authority in each region. These protocols set out the arrangements, responsibilities and financial/performance data reporting requirements for the delegation of funding from the Department.

Under Sections 38 and 39 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 a statutory Management Group exists for each regional forum. This is comprised of representatives from the relevant housing authorities and the Health Service Executive, and it is the responsibility of the Management Group to consider issues around the need for homeless services and to plan for the implementation, funding and co-ordination of such services.

In relation to the terms used in the report for the accommodation types see explanation below: PEA - Private Emergency Accommodation: this may include hotels, B&Bs and other residential facilities that are used on an emergency basis. Supports are provided to services users on a visiting supports basis. STA - Supported Temporary Accommodation: accommodation, including family hubs, hostels, with onsite professional support. TEA - Temporary Emergency Accommodation: emergency accommodation with no (or minimal) support

无家可归者数据

官方无家可归者数据由地方当局通过通路住宿与支持系统（Pathway Accommodation and Support System, PASS）生成。PASS于2013年在全国范围内正式推行。

该部门的官方无家可归者统计数据按月发布，统计周期为特定统计周（通常为每月最后一个完整周）内由住房当局资助并监管的紧急住宿场所中接收的无家可归者人数。此类报告通过通路住宿与支持系统（PASS）生成，按区域进行汇总，并由该部门完成编制与发布。无家可归者数据报告自2014年起采用此格式发布。由于行政及/或技术的变革与优化，数据格式可能随时间发生调整或变化。

无家可归者服务的行政管理划分为9个行政区域，每个区域设有1家地方当局作为“牵头当局”，全权负责国库资金的拨付工作。各区域均设有无家可归者联合咨询论坛，成员涵盖参与特定区域无家可归者服务供给的相关政府部门及非政府组织代表。委托管理安排由该部门与各区域牵头当局每年商定的协议进行规范。此类协议明确了该部门资金委托拨付的相关安排、责任划分以及财务/绩效数据的报送要求。

根据2009年《住房（杂项条款）法案》第38条与第39条，各区域论坛均设有法定管理小组。该小组由相关住房当局及健康服务执行署的代表组成，其职责为审议无家可归者服务的需求相关议题，并规划此类服务的实施、资金筹措与协调工作。

关于报告中使用的住宿类型术语，请参见以下说明：
私人紧急住宿（Private Emergency Accommodation, PEA）：指可用于紧急情形的酒店、民宿及其他住宿设施，服务使用者将获得上门支持服务。
支持性临时住宿（Supported Temporary Accommodation, STA）：包括家庭中心、收容所等配备现场专业支持的住宿场所。
临时紧急住宿（Temporary Emergency Accommodation, TEA）：无（或仅提供极少）支持服务的紧急住宿场所