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€1.5 million in funding announced for St. Vincent de Paul and Protestant Aid

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, and Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien, have today announced over €1.5 million in funding to the Society of St. Vincent de ...

02 Aug 2022 at 11:23

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Pensioners forced to cut back on meat and heating due to cost of living crisis

Pensioners have been forced to cut back on eating meat, central heating use and eating out due to the cost of living crisis. A new poll by Red C — conducted on behalf of the Society of Saint Vincent De Paul — reveals the extent to which ...

10 Feb 2022 at 13:35

National News

Pensioners forced to cut back on meat and heating due to cost of living crisis

10 Feb 2022 at 11:30

National News

Families facing 'impossible choices' as calls to St Vincent de Paul surge

The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP) charity is receiving an average of 800 requests for help every day, as the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite. The increases in figures come as the charity faces into its busiest ...

15 Nov 2022 at 17:50

National News

'We are facing a perfect storm' - SVP charity copes with highest calls for help ever

Calls for help this year will be at their highest level in its history and could reach almost 200,000 by the end of December, the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) said while launching its annual appeal this week. National ...

22 Nov 2021 at 16:49

National News

Surge in worried parents contacting charity group over back to school costs

The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) received 250 calls every day last week from hard-pressed parents concerned about back to school costs. However, despite this upsurge, SVP has recorded a 20% decrease in calls for help ...

31 Aug 2023 at 10:45

National News

‘We have lots of people coming for the first time’ – charity boss on rising need

The last year could prove to have been one of St Vincent de Paul’s busiest – with half a million people thought to have contacted the charity looking for help. Rose McGowan, national president of the anti-poverty charity, ...

01 Jan 2024 at 11:00

National News

Households building up ‘significant’ energy debt, charity warns

Households are building up “significant amounts” of energy debt and are juggling between paying for energy and food, a charity has warned. The Saint Vincent de Paul charity (SVP) said there was a 20% increase in the ...

01 Mar 2023 at 12:05

National News

Most parents have cut back or delayed payments due to voluntary school contribution charge — report

The majority of parents have had to either cut back or delay payments so that they can pay the voluntary school contribution charge. According to a new report from St Vincent de Paul (SVP) surveyed 1,500 ...

31 May 2023 at 11:32

Longfordleader

Longford St Vincent de Paul offering seasonal support

Christmas 2022 saw the return of a tradition that brightens up the lives of families who find themselves in difficult circumstances. For over a decade staff members of Abbott Longford have donated boxes ...

15 Jan 2023 at 07:06

Local News

Postmasters urge full return to weekly payment of social welfare

Postmasters today are urging for a full return to weekly collection of all social protection payments at Post Offices. The Irish Postmasters’ Union (IPU) said that these transactions must return ...

04 Aug 2020 at 13:00

Covid-19

SVP concerned Covid-19 social protection measures won’t reach those in Longford already living in poverty

The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has welcomed the increase in the Covid-19 payment but is concerned that individuals and families in Longford already living in poverty will be left ...

25 Mar 2020 at 11:15

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