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Pre-Budget Report Submission 2005
November 2005 - Half-way to half-way - investing to deliver the 2010 child poverty target.
One Parent Families shares the Government's passion for and commitment to abolishing child poverty...
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The New Tax Credits System: Knowledge and Awareness Among Recipients
May 2005 This New Tax Credits System study focuses on the problems lone parents have experienced with the tax credits system and makes recommendation for change.
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Tax credits: One Parent Families call on MPs for fairness
February 2005 One Parent Families is part of a group of organisations campaigning on tax credits – the Tax Credits Co-Ordinating Group - who have written to all MPs asking if they can understand a tax credits award notice.
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New research exploring lone parents' attitudes to education and training
May 2005 A new study published by One Parent Families today looks at lone parents' attitudes to education and training, and suggests ways in which lone parents can positively be encouraged to participate in learning.
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One Parent Families Budget Submission 2005
March 2005 Our Budget submission this year focuses on tackling poverty.
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PDF download - The New Tax Credits System: Knowledge and Awareness Among Recipients
March 2005 This study focuses on the problems lone parents have experienced with the tax credits system and makes recommendation for change.
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Choice for parents: the best start for children – A response from One Parent Families
Archive - April 2005 One Parent Families is happy to have this opportunity to comment on the Government’s ten-year strategy for childcare, and to welcome it. The Strategy sets out a bold and ambitious vision for the next ten years...
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Response to the Government's consultation on payments at age 7 to the Child Trust Fund
April 2005 One Parent Families welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation on the value of the top up payments the Government will make to the Child Trust Fund when children reach the age of seven.
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Women and Work Commission: Response from One Parent Families
April 2005 One Parent Families welcomes this opportunity to respond to the Women and Work Commission's enquiry into the pay gap. ...
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A response by One Parent Families to the Equal Opportunities Commission's investigation into flexible and part time working
May 2005 One Parent Families welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Equal Opportunity Commission’s investigation into flexible and part-time work. One Parent Families is the national organization representing the needs of lone parents and their children...
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Remember lone parents in the next parliament!
May 2005 One Parent Families has written to all new MPs asking them to remember lone parents in the next parliament. We sent them a copy of our publication One Parent Families Today: The Facts - so that they get the real...
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Response to the Department for Trade and Industry's consultation into extending maternity leave and flexible working
Introduction
May 2005 One Parent Families welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation, and congratulates the Government on its plans to extend rights to parents. Ensuring that the workplace is family friendly will be a vital...
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Support our campaign to get a better deal for lone parents
June 2005 We are part of a coalition or organisations campaigning for a better deal for parents and carers. To support this campaign, send this
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Employment Sustainability, seminar series July 2005
July 2005 To halve child poverty and have 70 per cent of lone parents in work by 2010, Government and employers need to look at ways in which lone parents can not only be helped into work but helped to stay there.
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One Parent Families calls for reform of the tax credits system
June 2005 Read our press release on figures showing the high number of tax credits overpayments
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Lessons from One Parent Families project working with employers to help lone parents stay in work
Paper prepared for the seminar on July 15th
July 2005 - 13 points to note from the Family Fortunes project, by Liz Sewell
Family Fortunes set out to investigate the ways employers could support parents at the point of separation to enable them to remain in work...
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Response to Social Security Advisory Committee consultation on Work Focussed Interviews
July 2005 One Parent Families welcomes the opportunity to respond to this consultation on changes to Work Focussed Interviews.
In general we are happy to accept the regulations as they stand but have a number of specific points to make.
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Incapacity Benefit Reform and Pathways to Work: A Memorandum from One Parent Families.
August 2005 - Summary - One Parent Families is concerned about the impact of large-scale reforms to Incapacity Benefit on Jobcentre Plus’s ability to deliver existing services.
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Help NIACE campaign for fairer funding for adult learners
August 2005 NIACE, the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, are campaigning for fairer funding for adult learners - including lone parents.
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How can the Government achieve a 70 per cent employment rate for lone parents?
Meeting the Target
August 2005 In two papers, One Parent Families set out ideas as to how the Government...
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