A leading charity is calling on the Government to live up to its promise and reduce consistent poverty.
St Vincent de Paul will launch its Pre Budget Submission later with 19 key recommendations to put the working poor and families first.
It's calling for Child Income supports to rise by 6 euro for under 12s and €15 for over 12s, based on evidence from the Minimum Essential Standard of Living report.
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Rose McGowan from SVP says those supports would help stop families from going hungry:
