Lone parents in Scotland: work, income and child health, in-work progression, and the geography of lone parenthood
- Type
- Report
- Published
- 23 November 2016
- Poverty
Description
This briefing was written to inform the work of the Lone Parents and Welfare Reform sub-group of the Scottish Government’s Welfare Reform & Health Impact Delivery Group (HIDG).
It accompanies the paper 'Lone Parents in Scotland, Great Britain and the UK: Health, Employment and Social Security'.
It summarises:
- work, income and the wellbeing of children in lone parent households
- in-work progression and sustainability of employment for lone parents
- the geography of lone parents within Scotland
- evidence on programmes to support lone parents in the labour market, highlighted by One Parent Families Scotland, the MRC and the Welfare Conditionality project
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