One Family 2024 Election Manifesto

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.

Research Highlights Dire Situation of One-Parent Families in Ireland

Two recent reports published in November 2024 address the continuous decline in living standard and basic supports for one-parent families in Ireland. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul‘s Research Centre report, supported by the Department of Social Protection, on Minimum Essential Standard of Living gives an overview of the impact of Budget 2025  across […]

PRESS RELEASE: One-parent families must be at heart of next Programme for Government

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.

PRESS RELEASE: Another Year, Another Give-Away Budget | October 2024

2 October 2024   — Ireland’s poorest children live in low-income, one-parent families but, yet again, they do not feature on the Government’s priority list  —     One Family, Ireland’s national organisation for one-parent families, has said that it is disappointed that the Government again failed to keep its promise to tackle child poverty effectively in its 2025 Budget […]

PRESS RELEASE: One Family Pushes for Urgent Lone-Parent Support Measures in 2025 Pre-Budget Submission | October 2024

  One Family, Ireland’s leading national organisation for people parenting alone, sharing parenting and separating, has today released its Pre-Budget Submission for Budget 2025. The proposals highlight the urgent need for targeted measures to address the challenges faced by one-parent families, with a focus on child poverty, income inadequacy and social supports. As highlighted by recent […]

Press Release: Always the Two of Us – new documentary theatre on growing up in a one-parent family in Ireland