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For immediate release – Monday 20th October   Lone parents are prevented from equally accessing higher education, due to systemic barriers and insufficient financial supports, thereby negatively impacting on their long-term employment.   “Education first? Lone parents’ lived experience of the challenges and benefits of participating in Higher Education” by Dr Fiona Dukelow (UCC), Dr Margaret […]

One Family has outlined below the main changes in Budget 2026 announced on 7th October 2025, which may impact on people parenting alone. If you have any further queries, please call the askonefamily helpline Monday-Friday on 0818 662212 or 01 6629212 or email us at helpline@onefamily.ie. Social Welfare Supports Core Social Welfare Payments Maximum rate […]

Lone parents from One Family’s Advocacy Project highlighted multiple, intersecting barriers that are negatively contributing to child poverty and well-being. Housing, childcare and access to social welfare payments were all highlighted by parents as critical issues that need urgent action if child poverty levels are to be reduced.   “I’m a working-class single parent and I really feel we are completely forgotten about” – Shauna*, lone parent of […]

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.

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.

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.

The Skill of Clear and Direct Communication One Family is delighted to announce the relaunch of our newly updated and redesigned e-learning course, The Skill of Clear & Direct Communication. This course has been carefully developed to support parents in understanding healthy conflict and building positive relationships. Whether you are parenting alone, sharing parenting or […]

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One Family is calling on parents from one-parent families across Ireland to help shape a brighter future by joining our Media Panel and Advocacy Panel. Together, we can ensure your voices are heard, stories are shared, and real change happens. Join Our Media Panel: Share Your Story, Inspire Others Journalists frequently seek stories from those […]

One Family, Ireland’s national organisation for one-parent families, has been running a suite of specialist employability courses and programmes aimed at lone parents in Ireland for over 15 years. Its award-winning employability programme, which was twice recognised in the AONTAS STAR Awards for excellence in adult and community education is open to new applications for […]

One Family, Ireland’s national organisation for one-parent families, calls for its award-winning employability programme to be rolled out nationally … 

Learn more about One Family’s What Works project funded by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, with Enclude …

Key Asks for the next Programme for Government | One Family’s manifesto for the Irish General Elections 2024 focuses on tackling persistent and acute challenges faced by one-parent families through comprehensive reforms.

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One Family, Ireland’s national organisation for one-parent families,launches first dedicated national survey aiming to document the experiences and challenges of lone parents and their children living in Ireland.

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[av_image src=’https://onefamily.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/press-release-1-1030×248-1.png’ attachment=’24863′ attachment_size=’full’ copyright=” caption=” image_size=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’ hover=” appearance=” link=” target=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” img_scrset=” lazy_loading=’disabled’ id=” custom_class=” template_class=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-lltkroe7′ sc_version=’1.0′ admin_preview_bg=”][/av_image] [av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” template_class=” av_uid=’av-lltktauv’ sc_version=’1.0′ admin_preview_bg=”] 15% increase in queries to national one-parent family helpline [/av_textblock] [av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” […]

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[av_image src=’https://onefamily.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/nopfa-logo-1030×579.png’ attachment=’25686′ attachment_size=’large’ copyright=” caption=” image_size=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’ hover=” appearance=” link=” target=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” img_scrset=” lazy_loading=’disabled’ id=” custom_class=” template_class=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-ljzgb4hs’ sc_version=’1.0′ admin_preview_bg=”][/av_image] [av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” template_class=” av_uid=’av-ljzfsxdl’ sc_version=’1.0′ admin_preview_bg=”] Press release – National One Parent Family Alliance One Parent Families Must Be […]

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