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Government must act on key areas to tackle child poverty & support most vulnerable families in Budget 2026 

The National One Parent Family Alliance (NOPFA) has outlined essential actions government must take to address child poverty and the high deprivation levels experienced by one-parent families in Budget 2026.   With one-parent families continuing to experience disproportionate rates of poverty and social exclusion, NOPFA’s budget asks are practical, evidence-based solutions to improve financial stability […]

15 July 2025 by

Family Rights Organisations join call to remove proposed reductions to the social welfare entitlements of divorced and separated lone parents

One Family and Treoir backed FLAC’s call for the Bereaved Partner’s Pension Bill 2025 to be amended to delete its proposals to remove the entitlement of people who are divorced or separated to a survivors’ pensions if their former partner dies (such entitlement has been in place for almost 20 years). Collectively, we are strongly […]

25 June 2025 by
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Vacancy: Case Management Coordinator

Location: Smithfield, Dublin 7 (Hybrid) Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week Salary: €46,312.19– €48,627.80 DOE Contract: Permanent Application Deadline: Friday 30th May 2025 Join Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families. One Family is seeking a compassionate, skilled, and experienced Case Management Coordinator to join our Parenting Service team. This is a key role supporting families […]

8 May 2025 by
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Systemic barriers are stopping lone parents returning to education  

One Family, Ireland’s national organisation for one-parent families, has warned the rise in poverty rates in lone-parent families show Government policies designed to tackle poverty are failing. The warning comes as the latest Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2024 confirms a pattern of consistent deprivation in one-parent families, rising to 46.3%. Once again, in 2024, the CSO Survey identified single-adult households with children under 18, as the most impacted families in Ireland.

8 May 2025 by
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PRESS RELEASE: Time for a New Chapter on International Single Parents Day

One Family, Ireland’s national organisation for one-parent families, has warned the rise in poverty rates in lone-parent families show Government policies designed to tackle poverty are failing. The warning comes as the latest Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2024 confirms a pattern of consistent deprivation in one-parent families, rising to 46.3%. Once again, in 2024, the CSO Survey identified single-adult households with children under 18, as the most impacted families in Ireland.

21 March 2025 by