One Family, supported by the Combat Poverty Agency, carried  out a major quantitative study of Lone Parents on the One-Parent Family Payment in order to provide nationally representative data on the real issues lone parents on the One Parent Family Payment (OPFP) and their families face in seeking, obtaining and progressing in employment.  The research highlighted the high level of motivation among lone parents on the OPFP to work and to progress their skills and qualifications, as well as the importance attached to parenting.  It also provided much needed information on the diverstiy of lone parents and identified different subgroups within the overal population of lone parents on the OPFP, each of which requires a separate policy response if they are to be successfully supported to meet their work, parenting and personal needs.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Candy Murphy, Policy and Research Manager at One Family, Tel. 01 662 9212 or email policy@onefamily.ie.

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