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One Family calls for revearsal on Budget 2012 cuts affecting one-parent families

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We know that many of you are worried, angry and confused by what has been announced in Budget 2012 in relation to one-parent families.  We hear that many of you want to have your voices heard and the cuts reversed. Your comments, personal stories and views are essential so do please keep sharing not just […]

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Budget 2012 – easy to read points on how it might affect you

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One Parent Family Payment  The rate of payment for the One Parent Family Payment will remain at €188 for the adult and €29.80 per child, per week. The upper age limit of the youngest child for new claimants of the One-Parent Family Payment will be reduced to 7 years on a phased basis. It will […]

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Budget 2012 main social welfare changes and rates

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this is the excerpt

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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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