# lone-parents - Saturday 9 March, 2019
Lone parent families are twice as likely to be living in poverty now compared to 2012, but the Taoiseach doesn’t see that as a problem, writes Louise Bayliss.
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# lone-parents - Friday 14 December, 2018
I’m a single mother of four who was once homeless but now I’m working and studying for a degree. I want to let everyone know about An Cosán Virtual Community College, writes Róisín Kelly
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# lone-parents - Saturday 21 July, 2018
The minister gave a strong indication there will not be a repeat of the €5 increase in social welfare payments in the next Budget.
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# lone-parents - Thursday 5 January, 2017
Changes have been made to the One-Parent Family Payment and the Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment.
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# lone-parents - Tuesday 27 September, 2016
FactCheck looks into a a controversial claim made by Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar on Morning Ireland yesterday.
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# lone-parents - Thursday 9 July, 2015
Emmet Stagg said an “unintended consequence” of new rules will see thousands of people lose money.
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# lone-parents - Wednesday 8 July, 2015
Joanna Tuffy’s comments were criticised by Twitter users and a Sinn Féin MEP.
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# lone-parents - Tuesday 30 June, 2015
McDonald accused Burton of being “anti-women”, who in turn said Sinn Féin has no serious policies.
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# lone-parents - Thursday 25 June, 2015
The Tánaiste’s own comments came back to haunt her today.
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Today is the last day of the One-Parent Family Payment for anyone whose youngest child is aged seven. Approximately 11,000 families will immediately lose income.
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# lone-parents - Thursday 5 March, 2015
She also compared the Tánaiste to Margaret Thatcher.
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# lone-parents - Wednesday 18 February, 2015
Several ministers lobbied to have their advisers’ salaries increased.
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# lone-parents - Tuesday 16 December, 2014
As a society, we need to develop a more enlightened and informed view of female-led households.
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# lone-parents - Friday 26 September, 2014
The private lives of teachers and health workers should never be used against them, writes Senator Ivana Bacik.
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# lone-parents - Tuesday 23 September, 2014
Saint Vincent de Paul has published a study on lone parents.
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# lone-parents - Monday 20 January, 2014
The effects of the removal of the tax credit for lone parents is now being seen, significantly reducing overall income for parents who are living apart, writes Margot Doherty.
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# lone-parents - Thursday 23 May, 2013
Ireland spends almost €1 billion a year on One Parent Family Payments, but the results have been poor. We need to support lone parents properly, writes Minister Joan Burton.
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# lone-parents - Tuesday 16 October, 2012
Those most at risk are those with low incomes, young families and lone parents, according to research commissioned by the Department of Social Protection.
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# lone-parents - Tuesday 1 May, 2012
Independent TD Stephen Donnelly laments “a series of policy mistakes” embedded into our legislation tonight as the Social Welfare Bill is signed into law.
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# lone-parents - Wednesday 18 April, 2012
The Social Welfare Bill being brought to the Dáil proposes to send single parents onto the dole when their youngest child turns 7.
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# lone-parents - Thursday 5 April, 2012
The proposals include reducing the maximum age of the youngest child for receipt of the One-Parent Family Payment to just 7-years-old by 2014.
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# lone-parents - Friday 23 March, 2012
Dividing us along gender lines might be well-intentioned but it undermines the very principle of democracy, writes Simon Tuohy.
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# lone-parents - Wednesday 7 December, 2011
There was plenty at stake in the austere Budget presented by Brendan Howlin and Michael Noonan over the past two days. This slideshow will fill you in…
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