One Parent Families Scotland
@opfs.org.uk
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Scotland’s national charity for single parent families. We support family wellbeing, empower parents with the right information and advice, enable access to work, training + education, and campaign against poverty. Free helpline: 0808 801 0323.
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Join us for the Annual #ChallengePoverty Week Lecture on Thurs 8th October

Poverty Alliance and SPIRU will be joined by Professor Ruth Patrick delivering the lecture : Imagining Better: Social security, hope/lessness and how we might and must make change happen.

Sign up: www.tfaforms.com/5196599
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This #ChallengePovertyWeek we're continuing our campaign to #EndSchoolMealDebt & #EndHiddenHunger in school for good. We're calling on @ScotGov to make the school meal debt fund permanent & extend free school meals to all low-income families, because no child should have to go hungry at school.
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Today, as part of #ChallengePoverty Week, we’re proud to reaffirm our commitment to a fairer tax system.

We fully support the bold and urgently needed calls laid out in @oxfamscotland.bsky.social’s Fair tax for a fairer Scotland.

#TaxJusticeScotland #ScotlandDemandsBetter
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Scotland’s tax system can be a force for fairness, if we choose to use it that way.

Ahead of tomorrow’s #TaxJusticeScotland Conference, here @jamie-livingstone.bsky.social explains why bold tax reform matters for everyone ⬇️

Read more: bit.ly/47aytEO #CPW25 #ScotlandDemandsBetter
A two-page spread from the Sunday Post newspaper dated October 5, 2025. The left page is titled "Sunday Post View" with an opinion piece about the importance of honest reporting for democracy and concerns about anonymity in journalism. The right page features a large headline, "Life in the most taxing of times," with an article by Jamie Livingstone from Oxfam Scotland discussing financial challenges and tax issues. There is a photo of a man, identified as John Swinney, and an Oxfam logo with a brief statement about the organization's mission at the bottom right. The pages include a striking black and white photo overlay of a person with curly hair and residential buildings, blending with the article layout
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Nearly 1 in 3 children in single parent families live in poverty, says @jrf-uk.bsky.social’s new Poverty in Scotland 2025 report.

🔗 opfs.org.uk/get-involved/news-and-events/news/one-parent-families-scotland-response-to-poverty-in-scotland-2025
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Join us today, Mon 6 Oct, 10:00–11:00am to learn how you can help families access Scotland’s five family benefits.

There’s still time to join us live 👇
👉 bit.ly/MonOct625
#ChallengePoverty
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📣 Excited to be teaming up with Social Security Scotland for a webinar during #ChallengePoverty Week 2025!

Join us Mon, 6 Oct 2025 10:00 - 11:00 am to learn how you can support families access Scotland’s five family benefits

👉 Sign up: bit.ly/MonOct625
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Great to welcome @tracygilbertmp.bsky.social to OPFS today.

We talked #TransformingChildMaintenance and fixing a system that’s failing too many single parent families.

Report out soon. Stay tuned!

@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
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Change happens when we step up and demand it. Join the march for all of us.

#Edinburgh #25Oct #ScotlandDemandsBetter

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The March for all of us
Edinburgh, 25 October. Scotland Demands Better
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📣 Excited to be teaming up with Social Security Scotland for a webinar during #ChallengePoverty Week 2025!

Join us Mon, 6 Oct 2025 10:00 - 11:00 am to learn how you can support families access Scotland’s five family benefits

👉 Sign up: bit.ly/MonOct625
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Help shape a future where work works for all families.

💜 Support single parents with jobs, training & confidence.
🤝 Partner with employers to make workplaces family-friendly.
🏢 Build opportunities that open real career paths.

👉 Apply here: opfs.org.uk/get-involved...

📆 Closes 7 October
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The #TwoChildLimit has hit single parent families hardest, forcing impossible choices and deepening poverty. OPFS welcomes Labour’s commitment to lift the policy in the November Budget, a long overdue change.

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OPFS offers free, confidential debt advice for single parents across Scotland, authorised by the FCA

Whether behind on payments or just worried about money, our advisers can guide you through every step.

opfs.org.uk/support-and-...
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Help shape a future where work works for all families.

💜 Support single parents with jobs, training & confidence.
🤝 Partner with employers to make workplaces family-friendly.
🏢 Build opportunities that open real career paths.

👉 Apply here: opfs.org.uk/get-involved...

📆 Closes 7 October
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Do you have a child born between 2002 and 2011?

They may have a #ChildTrustFund, which can be cashed in as soon as they turn 18.

To find out more, click the link below. 👇

www.gov.uk/child-trust-...
opfs.org.uk
OPFS offers free, confidential debt advice for single parents across Scotland, authorised by the FCA

Whether behind on payments or just worried about money, our advisers can guide you through every step.

opfs.org.uk/support-and-...
opfs.org.uk
Help shape a future where work works for all families.

💜 Support single parents with jobs, training & confidence.
🤝 Partner with employers to make workplaces family-friendly.
🏢 Build opportunities that open real career paths.

👉 Apply here: opfs.org.uk/get-involved...

📆 Closes 7 October
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It is party conference season and JRF will be there 🎤

We'll be hosting panels on living standards, affording the essentials, tackling the housing crisis, and more!

Find out what we're up to:
www.jrf.org.uk/events.
Events
Our events bring together influential and pioneering voices to speed up the move towards a future without poverty, where both people and planet can flourish.
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On 6 Oct, we'll be launching our Poverty in Scotland report

⚙️ Building a Scotland where all children have the chance to flourish is an investment both in our children and our futures

Join us for the latest data and our hopes for the next Scottish Parliament: events.zoom.us/ev/Amsdg9QQK...
Poverty in Scotland 2025 event on Monday 6th October between 10am and 12pm on zoom or 10am and 2pm at St Paul's and St George's Church, Edinburgh.
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Better jobs. Better investment in life’s essentials. Better social security. Join the march for all of us. #Edinburgh #25Oct #ScotlandDemandsBetter scotland-demands-better.com/