259 people were homeless in the South East in December, including 45 children.
New Figures from The Department of Housing say the national figure has dropped 2 percent on the previous month to 8,914.
Of those, 2,451 were children, which also represents a nearly 4 percent decrease on November's figures.
In the South East, Waterford remains the county with the highest number of homeless people with 60.
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It's followed by 56 in Tipperary, 39 in Kilkenny, 30 in Wexford, and 29 in Carlow.
The Department of Housing statistics also reveals 1,077 families required homeless accommodation last month, a drop of 31 compared to November.
The figures don't include rough sleepers, women in refuge centres and those in direct provision.
