The government introduced the Nationality and Borders Bill to Parliament today. This landmark policy represents a worrying development as it will effectively remove the few available safe routes in a...
Published on 06/07/2021
You’re alone. No-one to turn to. Most of the people who you come into contact with don’t speak your language. You’re confused. You shiver, because your clothes, the only possessions you keep you...
Published on 14/06/2021
Three St Vincent de Paul Society centres are calling on communities to back a campaign to help the rising unemployed population in some of the country’s most deprived regions find work and St which...
Published on 19/05/2021
Reflection by Elizabeth Palmer, Chief Executive of St Vincent de Paul Society (England & Wales)"Refugees are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children, with the same hopes and ambitions as us that...
Published on 12/05/2021
We have dozens of names for the word ‘dying,’ but when it happens, we rarely know what to say. A new joint project between the SVP and the Centre for the Art of Dying Well at St Twickenham, aims a...
Published on 11/05/2021
On 24 March 2021, the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, announced the government’s New Plan for Immigration (NPFI), which was launched alongside a consultation on the proposals. Following the closure on...
Published on 10/05/2021
We’ve all dreamed of a fantasy meeting with a hero, locked in conversation over a cup of tea, listening to them recount familiar stories and a few juicy secrets. But who would you the birthday of St...
Published on 21/04/2021
The SVP has welcomed the Jesuit Refugee Service’s report Being Human in the Asylum System.The report sets out the principles for a fairer system for migrants and criticises the proposals for The a...
Published on 20/04/2021