Clare SVP Claim Most Vulnerable Households Still Side-lined

The Clare branch of Saint Vincent De Paul claims there is still miles of ground to cover to eradicate child poverty. The government has introduced a suite of measures in this years package, involving the expansion of child benefit to eighteen year olds in full time education and a double payment ahead of Christmas. However the qualified child allowance which is allocated to those in the most severe threshold of poverty has only increased by €4 per week. Clare SVP President Denis Carthy has been telling Clare FM's Daragh Dolan that many households will still be facing into detrimental conditions.