Barnardos and One Family launch Contact Service for Children and Separated Parents

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Press Release Barnardos and One Family launch much needed Service for Children and Separated Parents in Ireland Dublin, 2 April 2012 – A new service for children whose parents are separated and who are unable to agree safe and appropriate arrangements for contact was launched today by Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald, TD. The first-of-its […]

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Are we ready for Single Working Age payment (SWAP)

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Media release Embargo: 1pm 13 March, 2012 Are we ready for Single Working Age Payment – Lone parents need flexibility, childcare and jobs One Family welcomes the publication of the Report on the Single Working Age Payment (SWAP) Proposal by the Joint Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education. As one of the key organisations […]

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Press Release | Urgent Reversals Required Before Drastic Cuts Foisted on Ireland’s Poorest Families

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Media Release, 8 December 2011   Urgent reversals required before drastic cuts foisted on Ireland’s poorest families One Family, the leading national organisation for one-parent families, is extremely concerned at the cuts targeted at one-parent families in Budget 2012. Our thousands of members, clients and supporters are also very concerned and our national helpline has […]

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One-parent families to suffer under today’s harsh budget

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5 December 2011 Media Release One-parent families to suffer from today’s harsh budget Ireland’s poorest families, particularly those parenting alone, have been abandoned by today’s budget and left to face the worst, according to One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families. As he announced today’s budget, Minister Howlin said  ‘…I believe that we have […]

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Child Benefit cut is stealth tax on children

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MEDIA RELEASE: 22 November 2011 One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families, say that any reduction in Child Benefit would be a blow to all middle-earner families, but for some families, in particular those parenting alone, it would be a further step towards living in consistent poverty.

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