One Family supports Welfare reform

Media Release, Weds 29 August 2012 In response to today’s news that the EU has warned Government that it needs to reform our welfare system, One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families, welcomes the broad recommendations and in particular the broadening of the tax base. Stuart Duffin, One Family Welfare to Work Manager explains, […]

One Family welcomes restructuring of Child Benefit

Media Release, 14 August 2012 One Family welcomes restructuring of Child Benefit Following reports that wealthy parents will be able to hand back the €140-a-month child benefit payment to the State if they wish, under new measures being drawn up by Government officials, One Family’s Stuart Duffin states, ‘As part of our submission for Budget […]

Discrimination against parents in schools must end

Discrimination against parents in schools must end – One Family calls for a national policy Media Release, 26 July 2012 Following the exclusion of a young mother from secondary school in Tipperary, the negative findings of the Ombudsman for Children in this matter and the unrepentant response from the former principal involved, One Family calls on […]

Minister Burton considers One Family requirement for lone parents to work part-time

Requirement for lone parents to work part-time is being seriously considered by Minister Burton Media Release, 2 July 2012 At the launch of One Family’s Annual Review and Graduation, One Family got an opportunity to publicly critique recent cuts aimed at lone parents and Minister Burton got to hear, first hand, stories of triumph over […]

Min Joan Burton TD addresses Lone Parents at One Family Graduation

Media Release Minister Joan Burton TD addresses Lone Parents as they graduate from One Family Welfare to Work Programmes Part-time requirement to work being seriously considered by Minister Burton – announcement at the launch of our Annual Review 2011 and graduation today. Following a critique of recent cuts aimed at lone parents and recommendations from […]