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04 October 2017

Tackling child poverty, homelessness and education costs must be priorities for next week’s budget

With less than a week left to Budget 2018, the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has called on the Government to focus on the needs of the 139,000 children living in consistent poverty, and the 3,048 children who are currently homeless.
21 August 2017

Is the Government living up to its own commitments on Childcare?

writes Liz Kerrins, Children’s Rights Alliance for SVP's Bulletin Summer 2017
10 August 2017

High number of homeless children figures is of grave concern

The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) says that the high number of very young homeless children revealed in CSO Census figures is of grave concern.
11 July 2017

SVP concerned at the anticipated increases in electricity and waste charges

SVP says that it is particularly concerned at the impact that increases will have on the many families and individuals it visits who cannot afford to pay additional charges on top of other costs they face.
29 May 2017

Living in Limbo: Homeless Young People's Paths to Housing report launches

New research on youth homelessness in Ireland offering a significant insight into the constraints and barriers that young people face as they navigate a route to housing.

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29 July 2016

Increase in PSO levy hides the massive fourfold increase on customers

The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has criticised the 20% increase in the Public Service Obligation Levy (PSO) on electricity bills announced today by the Energy Regulator (CER).
11 April 2016

St Vincent de Paul concerned at delay in forming new government

The opportunity to realise a fair, inclusive and sustained recovery for the people it assists is being eroded by the absence of a new government says SVP
19 February 2016

Homeless and housing crisis must be a top priority for the next government

Focus Ireland, Simon Communities of Ireland, Society of St Vincent de Paul and Threshold say all parties and groups must have clear commitments to address homelessness and housing
18 August 2015

Latest research proves the need for Government action on Rent Supplement levels says St Vincent de Paul

The latest research which shows that rents have risen dramatically in Dublin and the surrounding counties clearly shows that the Government must revise the Rent Supplement nationally but particularly in those areas, according to the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP).
05 August 2015

Electricity levy decrease is derisory says Society of St Vincent de Paul

The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has described as derisory the €4 per household decrease in the 2015/2016 Public Service Obligation Levy (PSO) on electricity bills.

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The SVP Blog

Posted by Tricia Keilthy on 20 October 2017 | 0 comments
Now that we know Government reforms increased poverty among lone parents: what next?
Late last Monday evening, the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection published a report outlining the impact of the reforms of the One Parent Family Payment. Since 2012, when the reforms were first implemented, SVP has continued to highlight some of the negative impacts and...
Posted by Jennifer Thompson on 17 October 2017 | 0 comments
Limited sense of urgency and ambition for addressing the housing crisis
Minister Donoghue’s Budget 2018 speech offered an assurance that housing remains a critical priority for the government. This was followed by an announcement of an increase in the housing budget to €1.9 billion – a 46% increase on 2017, the largest increase of budget for any...
Posted by Kieran Stafford on 13 October 2017 | 0 comments
What now that the dust has settled after Budget day?
Now that the dust has settled after Budget day, the Society of St Vincent de Paul is taking stock and assessing what it will mean for the people and households we assist.
Posted by Jennifer Thompson on 11 July 2017 | 0 comments
Everyone deserves a warm and adequate home
Everyone deserves a home that they can afford to heat & light.
Posted by Tricia Keilthy on 04 July 2017 | 0 comments
Action is urgently needed to address unacceptable high levels of child poverty
SVP wants to see an improvement in income supports for children & families in Budget 2018.