Press Release | Clear Message for Minister Varadkar and Budget 2017 – New NUIG report into what works for lone parents

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 Press Release Clear Message for Minister Varadkar and Budget 2017 – How to Support Lone Parents Out of Poverty and into Employment. New NUIG report into what works for lone parents and activation backs up what One Family has been saying for years. (Dublin, Thursday 29 September 2016) One Family – Ireland’s organisation for people […]

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Statement | Our Response to Minister Varadkar’s Comments on OFP Reform Today

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Statement One Family’s Response to Minister Varadkar’s Comments on Reform of the One-Parent Family Payment on RTÉ Radio 1 on 26th September 2016 Today Minister Varadkar, in an interview on Morning Ireland (RTÉ Radio 1), discussed the changes to the One-Parent Family Payment (OFP). The Minister was adamant that there were no cuts made to […]

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Statement | One Family’s Response to Minister Varadkar’s Statement on Lone Parents and Educational Supports

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Statement One Family’s Response to Minister Varadkar’s Statement on Lone Parents and Educational Supports One Family is disappointed to read Minister Varadkar’s statement of 17 August 2016 in relation to lone parents accessing education.  While the Minister has correctly outlined a number of supports currently available to people parenting alone, the statement fails to recognise some […]

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Press Release | Lone Parents Thwarted by Systemic Barriers to Accessing Education

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Press Release Lone Parents Thwarted by Systemic Barriers to Accessing Education Improving access to education and employment for parents will lead to ending child poverty. (Dublin, Monday 8 August 2016) One Family – Ireland’s organisation for people parenting alone, sharing parenting, and separating – again calls on Government to remove the systemic barriers to education […]

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Press Release | Budget 2017 Must Make Work Pay for One-Parent Families

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Press Release Budget 2017 Must Make Work Pay for One-Parent Families   Ending Child Poverty in Ireland can only be achieved by improving access to employment and making work pay.  (Dublin, Friday 8th July 2016) One Family – Ireland’s organisation for people parenting alone, sharing parenting, and separating – calls on the Government to start the […]

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