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Householders could go into winter with ‘mountain’ of energy debt arrears

People could face heading into next winter already saddled with “mountains” of energy bill arrears, TDs and senators have been warned. In an appearance before the committee on environment and climate action, the poverty charity St Vincent de Paul ...

23 May 2023 at 14:09

National News

Quarter of people with chronic health problems cannot afford to heat homes – CSO

Almost a quarter of households with a person with a chronic health condition said they are unable to keep their home warm enough, according to new figures. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) on Monday published figures that indicate poverty ...

24 Apr 2023 at 11:57

National News

‘Too many’ Irish children going to bed hungry in one of wealthiest EU states

There are “still far too many” Irish children going to bed hungry in a country that is one of the wealthiest in the European Union, the Taoiseach has said. Simon Harris said he wants to make Ireland the best country to grow up in Europe. He ...

23 May 2024 at 13:12

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 number of people ...

01 Mar 2023 at 12:05

National News

UN report reveals inflation has pushed more than 70 million people across the world into poverty

A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as a result of soaring food and energy prices that climbed in the weeks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a UN report. The United ...

07 Jul 2022 at 11:14

National News

Leading NGO's call for common solutions to both energy poverty and climate pollution in Ireland

Ten leading Irish NGOs from both the environmental and anti-poverty sectors are calling for a range of targeted measures to tackle both energy poverty and climate pollution while supporting households most impacted by the ...

06 Jul 2022 at 10:54

Health

WATCH: Homeless service launches campaign to tackle food poverty in Limerick

LIMERICK homeless children’s health is being compromised as families forced into emergency B&B accommodation are relying on take-away food for months. That is according to Novas homeless services, which has launched a ...

28 May 2018 at 16:50

National News

Government urged to extend free hot meals and meals-on-wheels to tackle food poverty

The Minister for Social Inclusion is calling for free hot meals to be extended to early childcare settings, in addition to meals-one-wheels programmes being extended for older people. The proposals, which were ...

18 Jul 2022 at 16:36

National News

Research finds number of Irish families in fuel poverty doubled in past year

The number of Irish families unable to hear their homes more than doubled in the past year, according to research commissioned by Friends of the Earth. The Government’s new climate and energy poverty plans ...

14 Mar 2023 at 12:01

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 ...

01 Jan 2024 at 11:00

National News

Ministers say means-tested child benefit is ‘worthy of consideration’

A means-tested child welfare payment is “worthy of consideration” in budget talks, the Taoiseach has said following a recommendation by a think tank. The Economic and Social Research Institute ...

07 Sept 2023 at 16:31

National News

Up to 70% of Irish homes could end up in energy poverty

Almost 70 per cent of households could be facing energy poverty in worst-case scenarios drawn up by a State energy crisis group. If energy prices continue to rise then 69.2 per cent of ...

24 Aug 2022 at 11:33

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