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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 Linda O'Connell on 08 August 2017 | 0 comments
“Social Inequalities – A society based on Meritocracy?”
When you look at society as a whole, it is glaringly obvious to most, that is to those willing to acknowledge and see it, that large numbers of us live and exist in worlds that are complete polar opposites..
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.