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Young-Mums-Guide-cover08-web Young Mum's Guide
Back by popular demand, this upbeat, full-colour magazine is informative, easy to read and, most of all, appealing and helpful to new young mums. Aimed at the under 25s, it is packed with information about benefits, childcare, housing and returning to work or education. There are also lots of tips on health and emotional well-being and a comprehensive resources section including ideas for...


£60.00 1433 left





New Directions New Directions
The Guide for Lone Parents Planning to Return to Education, Training and Employment

This is a motivational booklet providing information on ways into work and the practicalities of coping with commitments outside the home.


£2.50 20 left





employment_rights Employment Rights, the Guide for Lone Parents
This booklet is a general guide to your rights and responsibilities at work, and those of your employer, to help you consider your options if something goes wrong at work.

This booklet is also available free to download in the Lone Parents part of the website.


£4.00 86 left





Bank Accounts Bank Accounts - Managing Your Money
Written to provide information to lone parents on opening a bank account and managing money. It looks at the different types of accounts available, how to open an account and what to do if a bank refuses your request to open an account. It also looks at how to use a bank account to budget, the different ways that you can borrow money from a bank and how much such borrowing is likely to cost in real terms.


£2.50 108 left





Take Action Take Action
A short, practical guide to dealing with domestic violence from a partner or ex-partner. Domestic violence is explained and practical information and advice is provided on how to stop it happening.



£2.50 82 left





ChildrensBehaviour07 Looking After Children with Challenging Behaviour
This new booklet is written to help lone parents who are looking after children with challenging behaviour. Written in conjunction with Parentline Plus and designed to complement the FamilySafe project...


£5.00 50 left





Families Just Like Us Families Just Like Us
The One Parent Families' Good Book Guide
A guide to books for and about one-parent families - with reviews of over 100 books - from picturebooks for young children to non-fiction for teenagers. It's an invaluable resource for parents, teachers, libraries and bookshops.

SPECIAL OFFER PRICE £2.50


£2.50 69 left





Poverty and Labour Policy One Parent Families, Poverty and Labour Policy
Using policy simulation methods, Holly Sutherland estimates the effect of tax and benefit changes introduced between 1996/97and 2003/04, showing how many move out of - or into - poverty as a result, as well as the impact of other policies, including the target to increase loneparent...


£12.95 119 left





Working to Target Working to Target
Can Policies Deliver Paid Work for Seven in Ten Lone Parents?
This report looks at the Government's target of getting 70 per cent of lone parents into paid work by 2010.
Based on papers from a research seminar, the report outlines the current situation regarding lone parents and employment, analyses the impact of policy to date and makes recommendations for the future.



£12.95 93 left





The Advice Needs of Lone Parents book cover The Advice Needs of Lone Parents
A survey of 200 lone parents sheds light on the type, severity, persistence and clustering of civil justice problems they encounter, what advice sources they do and don't access, and their assessment of the quality of advice they have received.

Authors: Richard Moorhead, Mark Sefton and Gillian Douglas, Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University
Foreword: Kate Green, One Parent Families
Published by: One Parent Families


£12.95 92 left





Lump Sums Lump Sums:
Roles for the Social Fund in Ending Child Poverty

Produced jointly by One Parent Families, the Child Poverty Action Group and the Family Welfare Association, this report proposes radical reform of the Social Fund in line with the Government's wider objectives, including the ambition to end child poverty.



£10.00




One Parent Families Today, The Facts - cover image One Parent Families Today - The Facts
Provides analysis of up-to-date statistical and research evidence about lone parents' lives in the UK today.

Key facts about life in a one-parent family are presented including facts about income, health, housing and children - 'The Facts' sets out the key challenges presented for policy-makers today.

Read a


£10.00 94 left





Employment and One Parent Families: The Facts - cover Employment and One Parent Families: The Facts
Provides expert analysis of the essential research and statistics on lone parents and paid work. It includes facts on the employment rate for lone parents, where they work, the hours they work and how much better-off they are. There is also analysis of the main barriers to work and work-life balance.



£3.50 64 left





Lone Parents and Childcare: The Facts - cover image Lone Parents and Childcare: The Facts
Authors: Written by One Parent Families in conjunction with the Daycare Trust
Includes up-to-date research findings on lone parents and childcare including evidence on the lack of affordable, quality childcare and the extensive use of informal care. There is detailed analysis of the reasons why childcare is so important for lone parents and also the Government's response to the childcare gap.



£3.50 84 left





The Facts Series The Facts Series
Special offer: Series of 6: £35.00

Six reports packed with up-to-date information including the latest Government figures, the most recently published findings, our own research and our policy recommendations.

These are an essential resource for social policy researchers, journalists, academics...



£18.00 84 left





Personal Finance - The Facts Personal Finance and One Parent Families: The Facts
Provides the latest evidence on all aspects of lone parents' financial circumstances, including:
  • Financial exclusion
  • Debt
  • Savings
  • Assets and pension provision.


December 2004



£3.50 89 left





Getting Legal Help Factsheet
A guide for lone parents about where to get legal advice and the financial help available for the costs.

£2.00 27 left





Get Connected - Cover image Get Connected
The lone parents' guide to getting online and using the internet - with a list of key website for lone parents.

Covers England, Scotland and Wales

SPECIAL OFFER PRICE: £1.50

Free to lone parents who request it via the Helpline: 0800 018 5026.


£1.50 90 left





Research Contact Researching Contact
A thematic summary of contact research, fully referenced and highlighting areas where further research is needed. This study was commissioned by One Parent Families to summarise existing evidence on child contact after divorce and separation and to identify future research needs. The research draws attention to gaps and limitations in the evidence and includes reference to some international, particularly US literature.


£10.00 978 left





Guide to Caring for a Child with Additional Needs The Lone Parent Guide to Caring for a Child with Additional Needs
Practical information on coping with caring for a child with a disability or long-term health problem on your own, including how to access support and financial help, dealing with health, education and social services, as well as contact details for a range of organisations that can help.


£5.00 323 left



Download the Arabic translation of The Lone Parent Guide to Caring for a Child with Additional Needs


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Download the Gujarati translation of The Lone Parent Guide to Caring for a Child with Additional Needs


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