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Fifth annual poverty report shows progress
but Government risks missing 2004-05 targets
18/9/03 One Parent Families welcomes the Government's fifth annual poverty report, published today, but warns that without further investment the Government's poverty-reduction and employment targets could slip.
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Archive reveals history of single parenthood
Donation of archive to Women's Library, with seminar on Nov. 27th
18/11/03 One Parent Families is pleased to announce the donation of its archive material - dating back to 1918 - to the Women's Library, part of London Metropolitan University.
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Lone parents demand pre budget boost for Child Tax Credit
08/12/03 On the eve of the Pre Budget Report, One Parent Families is sending 500 postcards to the Chancellor - signed by single parents and other supporters of the charity - demanding an increase in the Child Tax Credit.
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Child Tax Credit hike brings poverty targets within reach, but faster action on childcare is needed
10/12/03 One Parent Families welcomes today's Pre Budget Report announcement on Child Tax Credit and the commitment to providing more childcare places.
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One parent families welcomes new government poverty measure
18/12/03 One Parent Families welcomes the new Government commitment that Britain should rival Scandinavia's world-beating child poverty rates. It is right to be ambitious and to continue to work towards eradicating child poverty.
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New report highlights how informal care is bridging childcare gap
30/10/03 Seventy per cent of employed women with dependent children use informal childcare by friends, neighbours or family for all or part of their childcare, according to a new report published today by charities Daycare Trust and One Parent Families.
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Committee shows way forward on childcare
01/07/03 One Parent Families welcomes the Work and Pensions Select Committee recommendations on childcare and its recognition that despite some recent progress, there is a long way to go.
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Government policies are tackling family hardship
but further measures are needed
25/07/03 One Parent Families welcomes Policy Studies Institute research, published today by the Department for Work and Pensions, which shows the Government is making significant progress in tackling hardship among low-income families.
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Charities demand Social Fund Reform
12/06/03 Government anti-poverty targets will not be met without sweeping reform of the Social Fund, three major charities are warning.
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Budget 2003 tackles more work barriers
9/4/03 Measures announced in Budget 2003 will help more lone parents get and keep a paid job and improve their opportunities for progression in work.
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Budget 2003 must deliver to children
7/4/03 The National Council for One Parent Families is looking to Budget 2003 for reform announcements on tax credits, the New Deal for Lone Parents, childcare and the Social Fund.
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Tax Credit increase needed
3/4/03 The National Council for One Parent Families welcomes the new tax credits which start up on 6th April but warns that further increases in the level of child tax credit will be needed if the Government is to meet its child poverty target.
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Households Below Average Income (HBAI) figures show progress
13/3/03 Figures announced today (Households Below Average Income) show 54% of children in one-parent families are poor - 1.7 million of them compared to 22% of children in couples.
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CSA reforms must deliver better enforcement
27/2/03 The CSA reforms, which start up on Monday 3rd March, are a last chance to turn around child support in this country, the National Council for One Parent Families warns.
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Start date for CSA reforms
27/1/03 The National Council for One Parent Families welcomes today's announcement that after a long delay, reforms to the CSA will be implemented from 3rd March.
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