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Shared Parenting Penalised by Government as Flexibilities Problematic on One Parent Family Tax Credit

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Press Release One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families, reacted to the announcement of the abolition of One Parent Family tax credit with concern following the Budget 2014 announcement. Today this concern has been cemented with evidence of the government’s inability to practically and holistically respond to what One Family and hundreds of parents […]

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A Mother’s Story | Losing the One Parent Family Tax Credit

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Dearbhla * wrote to One Family about the Budget 2014 announcement of the abolition of the One Parent Family Tax Credit. Dearbhla (39) is a separated wife whose marriage broke down in 2005 after twelve years. She and her husband (49) agreed to separate on good terms and always put their son (now aged 13) […]

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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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Attack on Parents Sharing Parenting After Separation is Unjust, Unfair and Underhand

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Press Release Attack on Parents Sharing Parenting After Separation  is Unjust, Unfair and Underhand (Dublin, Thursday 17 October 2013) One Family, Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families, is deeply concerned by the removal of the One Parent Family tax credit and tax free allowance announced on Tuesday as part of Budget 2014 which will have […]

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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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