Barnardos says school summer break will put further pressure on homeless families
June 28, 2024
The growing numbers of homeless children is unacceptable.
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Barnardos Cost of Living Report 2024
May 29, 2024
For the past three years Barnardos has been monitoring the impact of cost of living increases on families and children. The latest Barnardos Cost of Living Report outlines the stark reality on the number of families who are cutting back and going without essentials due to increases in cost of living, the struggles families are facing
Barnardos Calls for Immediate Action on Emergency Accommodation Standards for Homeless Families
March 28, 2024
The government must take immediate action to address the growing number of children living in cramped and poor standard emergency accommodation. Ahead of the latest homelessness data figures from the Department of Housing, Barnardos children’s charity says for the children living in emergency accommodation, their wellbeing and development is something the government must take immediate
Cost-of-living crisis continuing to impact families – Latest Barnardos and ALDI research
February 27, 2024
Barnardos calls on Government to implement five key recommendations to tackle food poverty The latest annual Barnardos and ALDI Ireland Food Insecurity Research launched today. The research found that food insecurity in families with children is worsening. An increasingly large proportion of children are living in homes where parents are; cutting back or going without
Barnardos Calls for Better Standards of Emergency Accommodation for Homeless Families
February 23, 2024
As the monthly homelessness figures are released today, Barnardos is calling on the government to address the standard of emergency accommodation in Ireland. The growing number of children and families living in emergency accommodation, experiencing trauma as a result, is something the government must take immediate action to address. Sub-standard accommodation is only adding to
One in Five Parents Experiencing Poor Mental Health- Barnardos New Report on Parental Mental Health and the Impact on Children
January 17, 2024
Barnardos children’s charity today launched a new report outlining the prevalence of poor parental mental health and the impact it has on children across the country. ‘Anxiety leaves me feeling very tired physically and mentally which in turn affects my mood and again my tolerance for my children’s perfectly normal
Minister of State Listens to Children’s Experience of Coercive Control
November 30, 2023
30 November: Children are victims of coercive control in their own right – according to children’s charity Barnardos. As part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2023, Empower Kids Project and Barnardos are raising awareness of the impact coercive control on children. The Empower Kids Project, is part of Barnardos’ National Childhood Domestic Violence and Abuse
75% of families becoming homeless since eviction ban ended are headed by one parent
October 27, 2023
National Alliance of NGOs calls for urgent action on growing crisis among one parent families 27.10.2023 Analysing the latest homeless figures from the Department of Housing (published October 2023), the National One Parent Family Alliance (NOPFA) finds that 75%, or three out of every four families entering homelessness since the eviction ban was lifted are one
Barnardos Reacts to the Budget 2024 Announcements for Children
October 10, 2023
The range of measures within Budget 2024 will help to alleviate the immediate financial concerns of families we work with across Ireland. They will go some way in the short term to reduce their worries about being able to provide their children with basic essentials. We particularly welcome the expansion of free schoolbooks to secondary
Barnardos Calls for Targeted Approach for Most Vulnerable Children in Budget 2024
July 11, 2023
11th July 2023 Barnardos is calling for the introduction of a targeted approach for vulnerable children and families in Budget 2024. In their Pre-Budget Submission the children’s charity is calling on the Government to focus measures towards providing the most vulnerable families and children with a decent standard of living. A recent survey in May