“The findings of this report are stark and clearly demonstrate that for many lone parents there is no recovery," said Willie O'Dea.

The number of "working poor” in the country is increasing despite a booming economy, it has emerged.

A student’s “act of bravado” cost him the cheque he received from St Vincent de Paul to secure his college place.

Social policy activist Professor John Monaghan has died aged 73

A little girl who lost her favourite teddy when she accidentally included it in a generous donation to St. Vincent De Paul has been reunited with her fuzzy friend.

A teddy bear belonging to a 4 year old Kilkenny girl has been found after an appeal by the St Vincent De Paul.

A nationwide bear hunt has been launched after a little girl accidentally donated her favourite teddy to charity.

St Vincent de Paul says the utility price hikes are going to heap further misery on people who are struggling.

The Irish Examiner has unveiled its annual Christmas Charity initiative in aid of St Vincent de Paul and this year have  appealed for your special Christmas memory.

Families are cutting back on food and heating to pay for their children’s back-to-school costs, according to the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP).

Up to 130,000 households who turned to SVP for help last year were paying back loans to moneylenders with interest rates of up to 168%.

Rising rents and living costs are pushing people to the brink, according to St Vincent de Paul. And we are living in an increasingly “unequal nation” where the most vulnerable are not benefitting from the recovery.

The Society of St Vincent de Paul, Barnardos and Social Justice Ireland have hit out at the recently released figures from the CSO that have confirmed there are hundred of thousands of individuals and families struggling with low incomes and high housing costs.

St Vincent de Paul in Cork has no money in the bank for the first time in more than 40 years as its multi-million ‘rainy day’ fund has dried up, writes Claire O'Sullivan.

The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has criticised the 20% increase in the Public Service Obligation Levy (PSO) on electricity bills announced today by the Energy Regulator (CER).

Housing agencies and local authorities need to be given a bigger role in building social housing, according to the Society of St Vincent de Paul.

The dangers of ignoring the “new poor” have been highlighted by the Society of the St Vincent de Paul which has warned that the current homelessness crisis is being accompanied by a “hidden” crisis of those on the brink of losing their lodgings.