SVP report: ‘140,000 Irish children growing up cold’

More than 140,000 children are living in substandard and poor-quality homes, with thousands more already languishing in emergency accommodation.

That is according to Growing up in the Cold, a report by the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP), which found that, in addition to the almost 4,000 children currently living in emergency accommodation, there are another 140,000 living in homes with a leaking roof or damp walls or floors.