The Simon Communities says the number of people it helped over a two-year period has risen to over 13,000.
The homeless charity's annual report shows there's been a two-thirds increase in demand for its services between 2015 and 2017.
It also says 2018 is set to be a record year - with over 3,000 families going to it for help up to June.
Spokesperson Niamh Randall says the crisis can be solved - but the government's policies need to change:
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"There are solutions and it is about making the correct political decisions and we should never accept that homelessness is normal.
We should never accpect that living with such fear and uncertainty and trauma and difficulty is normal.
- Digital Desk
