The challenges of parenting on your own Single parent families are now the fastest growing family type across Australia. Over the next 20 years, single parent families are expected to increase by up to 70 per cent. In 2011, of the 42 per cent of households in Victoria that containedRead More →
Centrelink Sole Parenting Payment explained SOURCE: Practical Parenting FEBRUARY 11 2020 There is no specific single parent payment or single parent pension in Australia. However, you can still access some government support as there are a few payments you may be eligible for. Here is a guide to the mostRead More →
Queensland single mother Paulene dreams of the day she can afford everything on her grocery list, but with rent to pay, a young mouth to feed and a casual retail job with uncertain hours, she is worried she never will. Key points: Research shows one-in-five children in Queensland live inRead More →
ParentsNext program leaves single parents wondering about next steps to secure rental properties Gladys Serugga ABC Gippsland reports that single parents on a federal government income support program say mandatory reporting requirements introduced this year are locking them out of the housing market. Key points: The ParentsNext program is designed toRead More →
Labour Force Status of Families – ABS 2021 SOURCE: Australia’s Bureau of Statistics explores how families engage with the labour market – June 2021 Key statistics In June 2021: 1 in 7 families were one parent families (15.0%) There were 1.4 million jobless families (19.5%) COVID-19 Impacts The latest annual data presentedRead More →
CHILDCARE IS A CHALLENGE FOR MANY SINGLE PARENTS Dr Barbara Broadway and Dr Esperanza Vera-Toscano reported this week that The HILDA Survey suggests single-parent households in Australia are abandoning formal childcare as they face greater poverty rates While we have seen as a long trending outcome in the global labourRead More →
ProBono reports Australia’s welfare system locks single parent families into poverty. It comes as no surprise that researchers into child poverty within Australia have correctly forecast or social security net is failing to keep vulnerable families out of poverty, with the weight or child poverty felt most deeply among singleRead More →
