SVP calling for targeted push to tackle child homelessness

St Vincent De Paul is asking the Government to use 2026 to tackle the scourge of child homelessness.

Latest figures from the Department of Housing found over 5,000 children were living in emergency accommodation in December.

There were 30 families registered as homeless in the North West, with 56 dependent children.

Louise Bayliss is the Head of Social Justice and Policy at St. Vincent De Paul.

She says families with teenagers find this time of year particularly hard……………..

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