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Single parents need partnership approach, not threats of sanctions
10/12/08 Commenting on today's White Paper on welfare reform, Fiona Weir Chief Executive of One Parent Families|Gingerbread said: ...
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Extra hoops won't enable single parents to balance jobs and parenting
02/12/08 One Parent Families|Gingerbread has criticised the Government's decision to force single parents with children aged one and upwards to get job-ready or face benefit cuts as unnecessary and inappropriate. ...
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Single parent work requirements will push claimant count over one million - and could undermine good parenting
27/11/08 Welfare reforms requiring single parents to look for jobs starting from Monday 24th November will push the number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits over 1 million...
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New child maintenance changes could hit poorest families
27/10/08 Child support changes which start on Monday 27 October could lead to fewer rather than more poor children receiving child maintenance, pushing those families hardest hit by the current downturn into deeper crisis...
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Government watchdog slams lone parent work requirements: changes will increase numbers seeking work at time of rising unemployment
06/10/08 Government today announced that it will go ahead with plans to force lone parents to actively seek work, despite a strong recommendation from the independent Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) that they do not proceed.
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Prime Minister hears End Child Poverty campaign call
06/10/08 The Campaign to End Child Poverty met the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street, on Saturday.
Campaign chairman Martin Narey and director Hilary Fisher were accompanied by trustees Kate Green, Pauls Ennals and Jasmine Whitbread.
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Move to future-proof child poverty target applauded
23/09/08 One Parent Families|Gingerbread applauds Gordon Brown's decision to embed in law the 2020 target to eradicate child poverty which is fantastic news for the nation's children.
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Put children first in separation 'crossfire', say over 90% in new poll
31/07/08 1 in 3 kids will experience parental separation, yet services don't tackle conflict and emotional support say charities - as national debate launches.
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One Parent Families|Gingerbread helps parents on benefit keep their child maintenance
22/07/08 After months of intensive lobbying led by One Parent Families|Gingerbread, we're delighted that the Government has announced that single parents on income support will be able to keep all of any child maintenance they receive...
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Childrens' well-being is missing from Green Paper
July 2008
21/07/08 Commenting today on the Welfare Reform Green Paper, Chief Executive of One Parent Families|Gingerbread Fiona Weir said: ...
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Charities call for next generation of tax credits to ‘build on progress'
20/05/08 Following the publication of today's HMRC figures showing that tax credit overpayments have reduced by £700 million, four leading charities have called on the Government to build on this improvement to introduce the ‘next generation' of tax credits.
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Lone parents wants skills - not forced courses
12/06/08 Responding to the Government’s announcement today that it will consult on compelling lone parents to take part in training, single parent charity One Parent Families|Gingerbread criticised the Government’s approach...
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The Taste of Wales - it’s gingerbread...
13/05/08 It must be the tastiest map of Wales ever, created from nearly 400 individual gingerbread people.
The delicious diagram was created by One Parent Families|Gingerbread and the BBC Wales Promotions and...
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Volunteers week 2008 - 1 to 7 June
02/06/08 Volunteers' Week (1-7 June) is the UK's annual celebration of the work volunteers do. In support of this One Parent Families|Gingerbread want to recognise our volunteers and the work that they do throughout the year. ...
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Government must prove family friendly credentials
13/05/08 On the eve of the draft Queen's Speech single parent charity One Parent Families|Gingerbread is urging the Government to extend the right to request flexible working to parents of children aged up to 18. ...
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Budget 2008 makes child poverty a priority
12/03/08 Single parent charity One Parent Families|Gingerbread, a member of the Campaign to End Child Poverty, has welcomed Alastair Darling's first Budget which puts tackling child poverty at its heart and keeps the 2010 target to halve child poverty within sight.
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New research shows women and children lose out in divorce
05/03/08 Drawing attention to research published today showing that women with children see substantial drops in their income after separation or divorce, single parent family charity One Parent Families|Gingerbread called...
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Single parent charity calls for action on child poverty and warns about sanctions for parents
03/03/08 Single Parent family charity One Parent Families|Gingerbread, a member of the Campaign to End Child Poverty, today welcomed the publication of the Work and Pensions Select Committee's report into eradicating child poverty...
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One Parent Families|Gingerbread welcomes new Chief Executive
13/02/08 National charity One Parent Families|Gingerbread is pleased to announce the appointment of Fiona Weir as its new Chief Executive.
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Cameron plans will penalise poorest parents
08/01/08 David Cameron claimed in 2006 that weapons had been put beyond use in the Conservative war on lone parents but today's announcement that the Party would introduce drastic benefit cuts and workfare for lone parents...
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