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The Hidden Cost of Poverty: Published 16 Jun 2020 | PDF | 1.13 MB
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02 October 2018

Charities call on Government to ensure child poverty target will be decisively acted on

Today in Dublin a group of leading national charities has said that time is running out for the Government to deliver on its 2020 child poverty commitments.
30 May 2018

Hidden homelessness – a growing problem which needs to be acknowledged and tackled

Leading NGOs in Ireland have called for urgent action to address hidden homelessness. Society of St Vincent de Paul, Barnardos, Focus Ireland, and

23 April 2018

Children 12 and over cost almost €50 more per week to keep than younger children according to VPSJ

Older children in social welfare dependent households need additional support.
18 April 2018

One in three calls to SVP are related to food poverty

Analysis of requests for help to the Society of Vincent de Paul (SVP) last year shows that the most common presenting issue is food poverty.
16 October 2016

SVP creates unique ‘Hidden Homeless’ estate agency

SVP creates unique ‘Hidden Homeless’ estate agency and asks people to support its campaign for real Social Housing

Posted by on 16 January 2018 | 0 comments
A welcome increase in the minimum hourly wage but will this lead to increases in standards of living?
A number of initiatives announced during the budget came into effect as of 1st January.
Posted by Mary Moylan 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.
Posted by Tricia Keilthy on 24 April 2017 | 0 comments
Growing up unequal: What can be done to bridge the gap?
Despite numerous action plans and strategies, child poverty in Ireland remains unacceptably high. In 2015, approximately 130,000 children were growing up in impoverished circumstances. SVP members know the stark reality behind this statistic; children who regularly go without basic necessities such...
Posted by on 18 April 2017 | 0 comments
The continuing challenge of housing
Low-income households are struggling to keep up with rising rents, and face the threat of eviction due to being unable to keep up with the rents or precarious tenancy tenures. Often hesitant to raise issues with landlords, SVP members are also reporting cases of families living in housing that is...