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Government has hindered not helped One-Parent Families in 2013

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Press Release Government has hindered not helped One-Parent Families in 2013 (Dublin, Tuesday 10 December 2013) One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families, campaigned for 10 Solutions. No Cuts. in the lead up to Budget 2014. These ten solutions are practical and economic measures that would greatly improve the quality of the lives of […]

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Abolition of the One Parent Family Tax Credit

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One Family is extremely concerned by the Budget 2014 announcement of the replacement of the One Parent Family Tax Credit with a Single Person Child Carer Tax Credit as it causes a significant number of problems and possibly unintended outcomes. The financial impact of abolition of the One Parent Tax Credit for the non-resident parent, […]

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Updates following Budget 2014

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One Family has summarised the announcements of Budget 2014 in relation to a number of areas of relevance to people parenting alone or sharing parenting. Budget 2014 People parenting alone and sharing parenting Changes to Social Welfare payments for 2014 Basic rate of payment The weekly rate of payment is staying the same in 2014 […]

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Budget 2014 is anti-family and anti-parent

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Press Release More attacks on working mothers and shared parenting Budget 2014 is anti-family and anti-parent (Dublin, Tuesday 15 October 2013) One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families today responds to Budget 2014 noting the removal of the One Parent Family Tax Credit, the cutting of Maternity Benefit at the higher rate and no […]

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Ten Days for Ten Solutions

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With just ten days remaining until Budget 2014 on Tuesday 15 October, we are inviting everyone to support 10 Solutions. No Cuts. by taking one simple action on each of these ten days. 10 Solutions for Smarter Futures is our response to the harsh cuts aimed at lone parents in Budget 2012. These are changes that […]

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