Over 110,000 requests for help to SVP so far this year

More and more people are finding they need financial support from charities for the first time in their lives.

That’s according to St Vincent De Paul who say they have received over 110 thousand requests for help since January.

Wholesale electricity prices are up 86 per cent year on year, which is leading to increases in the price of food and home heating.

Head of Social Justice and Policy at SVP, Patricia Keilthy, says the Budget needs to provide relief for the poorest in our society…………..

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