The rising number of people recorded as homeless in Cork has been described as "alarming".
Paul Sheehan of Cork Simon was reacting to the news that 440 adults were recorded as homeless on Leeside in the last week of October, the highest monthly figure in Cork in two years.
The number means Cork is the county with the second highest number of recorded homeless people last month.
Calls have been made by homeless and housing charities for urgent action to be taken to reverse the rising trend of people facing homelessness in the region.
Paul Sheehan of Cork Simon says since April when the moratorium on evictions and rent increases were lifted, the number of people in emergency accommodation began to rise.
Speaking to RedFM News Paul Sheehan says rising rents across Cork are forcing people into homelessness and not enough is being done to support people and turn the tide.
"The signs are there since April of this year, when the moratorium on evictions into homelessness and rent increases were lifted, and that's when we saw the number of people in emergency accommodation begin to rise, and it's been a slow and steady rise since.
"I think the October figure was the highest monthly rise, and that's what gives us cause for concern.
"People just can't afford to put a roof over their heads, and the rising costs of monthly rents is pushing people into homelessness."
