St Vincent De Paul is asking the Government to use 2026 to tackle the scourge of 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 thousand children were living in emergency accommodation in December.That's a 15 per cent rise on the previous 12 months.Louise Bayliss, Head of Social Justice and Policy at St. Vincent De Paul, says families with teenagers find this time of year particularly hard and Louise is on the line with us now to talk to us some more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.