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The Hidden Cost of Poverty: Published 16 Jun 2020 | PDF | 1.13 MB
The Hidden Cost of Poverty Executive Summary: Published 16 Jun 2020 | PDF | 228.82 KB

19 April 2021

SVP publish proposals to reform SUSI grants scheme

The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul has submitted a series of proposals to reform the SUSI grant scheme. Among the proposals made by SVP to a review being conducted by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science are...
07 April 2021

SVP records almost 20% increase in calls for help in first quarter of the year.

The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP) has recorded an almost 20% increase in calls for help in the first quarter of 2021.
26 January 2021

Urgent Actions required to keep one parent families afloat

The National One Parent Family Alliance says that unless urgent measures are implemented, lone parents and their children will be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 restrictions and school closures.
16 October 2020

Real life examples show how the impact of Budget on people SVP assist has fallen short

The impact of the Budget on people living in poverty and on low incomes is graphically illustrated in a new booklet produced by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVP).
13 October 2020

Budget 2021 driven by welcome COVID supports left little scope for poverty

Despite welcome increases in the Living Alone Allowance, the Fuel Allowance and targeted supports for children, today’s Budget has provided little to prevent an escalation in poverty or a growth in inequality, says the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVP).

Posted by Marcella Stakem on 16 October 2020 | 0 comments
Housing Budget 2021: This time it’s different or is it?
The single biggest spend on housing by any Government was announced on Budget Day, Tuesday 13th October 2020...
Posted by Tricia Keilthy on 14 October 2020 | 0 comments
Budget 2021 Measures: What do they mean for people in poverty?
Even before the pandemic, almost 700,000 people were in poverty, living precarious and insecure lives. In many instances, COVID has swept them deeper into poverty, ...
Posted by Issy Petrie on 06 October 2020 | 0 comments
CSO deprivation figures a stark reminder of the human and societal costs of poverty
Data released by the CSO last month shows that in 2019 (the latest year for which we have data) the number of people living in enforced deprivation increased...
Posted by Marcella Stakem on 14 May 2020 | 0 comments
Housing After the Pandemic
Negotiations for the next Programme for Government have begun in recent weeks amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Fianna Gael, Fianna Fáil, and the Green Party are looking to agree a plan for the next five years.
Posted by Issy Petrie on 13 May 2020 | 0 comments
What has the Covid-19 pandemic already revealed about the incomes of those in poverty?
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought massive change to almost every area of our lives: to daily routines, the loved ones we are able to see, and for many people, to their incomes.