# St Vincent de Paul
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This year
2024
energy poverty
Surge in calls to SVP over last three years as people struggle with energy bills
19 hrs ago
7.6k
7
Charity
Over 90,000 calls were made to St Vincent de Paul last year from people seeking help with food
15 Jan
9.4k
46
Last year
2023
fraudsters
Scammers targeting renters in arrears 'preying on the most vulnerable'
20 Sep 2023
7.9k
5
St Vincent de Paul
Over 250 parents contacted SVP every day last week about back-to-school costs
31 Aug 2023
8.0k
30
Education
Education Minister says parents and guardians ‘cannot be compelled to pay voluntary charge’
31 May 2023
12.4k
26
energy poverty
Cost-of-living pressures led 230,000 people to seek help from St Vincent de Paul last year
3 May 2023
6.1k
17
energy poverty
SVP report shows number of people unable to heat their homes more than doubled last year
1 Mar 2023
4.5k
4
All time
Inflation
Cost of living crisis: SVP says poorer families are on the brink as choices narrow
2 Jul 2022
15.3k
6
your stories
Are you struggling with the rising cost of living in Ireland? We want to hear your story
10 Feb 2022
15.9k
28
Consumer Price Index
CSO examining how to show 'disproportionate' impact of soaring inflation on poorer families
30 Jan 2022
15.4k
18
SVP
St Vincent de Paul forecasts record number of calls for support this December
22 Nov 2021
8.5k
13
St Vincent de Paul
Hundreds of struggling parents call SVP everyday as back-to-school costs bite
26 Aug 2021
20.1k
48
Voices
Opinion: Bogus clothes collecting denying legitimate charities access to much needed funds
Dermot McGilloway
19 Jun 2021
28.4k
37
Coronavirus
One in four people in Ireland cut spending on food and utilities during pandemic, study finds
25 Mar 2021
12.4k
3
Housing
Varadkar says councils should help pay for property inspectors instead of 'investing in white-water rafting'
Updated
10 Dec 2019
22.0k
35
Cold Weather Strategy
333 extra beds to be made available as Dublin Region Homeless Executive launches winter strategy
14 Nov 2018
7.1k
6
social media fail
'That's me sorted for the Listowel Races': St Vincent de Paul apologises over student's social media boast
10 Sep 2018
73.2k
47
food poverty
A third of calls made to St Vincent De Paul are from people struggling to afford food
18 Apr 2018
10.2k
53
Charity
St Vincent de Paul appeals for new premises after Coolock store destroyed by fire
5 Sep 2017
11.0k
13
Back To School
A record number of people sought help from St Vincent de Paul last month
1 Sep 2017
8.2k
32
Children
'Not a legacy to be proud of': Charities tell ministers how to pull 139,000 children out of poverty
21 Jul 2017
7.7k
18
tis the season
Brendan O'Carroll makes sure 2,800 families will have Christmas dinner
22 Dec 2016
21.4k
27
give a fiver
New campaign asks people to give up the price of a pint for homeless families
14 Dec 2016
10.0k
75
Taxing times
Energy regulator proposes to increase levy on electricity bills by 36%
29 Jun 2016
22.3k
78
sponsored by svp
"I was desperate, broke, homeless and unable to break the downward spiral of poverty"
14 Dec 2015
17.4k
18
shipshape
The shipping container house that was built in three days over the weekend
1 Dec 2014
114k
97
Jailbreak
Irish students with no money have made it to Singapore and San Diego in 24 hours
23 Feb 2014
56.3k
88
Charity
"Thank you", says St Vincent de Paul after generous Christmas donations
25 Jan 2014
10.9k
61