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One Parent Families Scotland
@opfs.org.uk
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.
The #AutumnBudget has finally scrapped the #TwoChildLimit, something we’ve campaigned for over many years.

As our policy lead told @STV.news, ending the cap will lift 20,000 children out of poverty.

This change is especially important for single-parent families who’ve been hardest hit.
November 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Scrapping the #TwoChildLimit will be transformative for children across the UK.

This was the right decision, and it will bring huge relief to families who’ve been unfairly pushed into poverty by this harmful policy.

Our full response: opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thanks to everyone who’s signed our open letter calling for urgent Child Maintenance Service reform.
We’re at 585+ signatures — but we need many more.
If you haven’t added your name yet, please take a minute:

👉 www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone

#TransformingChildMaintenance
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Struggling to deal with debt? Our money and debt advice service is free and open to single parents across all of Scotland💸

Find out more and get in touch⬇️
opfs.org.uk/support-and-...

#Debt #Scotland #SingleParents #DealingWithDebt #MoneyWorries
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Struggling to deal with debt? Our money and debt advice service is free and open to single parents across all of Scotland💸

Find out more and get in touch⬇️
opfs.org.uk/support-and-...

#Debt #Scotland #SingleParents #DealingWithDebt #MoneyWorries
November 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
If you're a single parent in Scotland looking for advice give us a call on our Helpline📲

👩‍👦 Talk to our expert advisors about anything from general worries to budgeting and benefits

Call 0808 801 0323 ☎️

opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/l...

#SingleParents #Scotland #Helpline #SingleParentSupport #OPFS
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Families need support long before things break down.

Our 2nd call for change is simple: build better support outside the CMS so parents can resolve problems quickly.

Learn more → opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...

#TransformingChildMaintenance

@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Our partners, @fifegingerbread.bsky.social have been testing new ways to help, building confidence among practitioners, creating resources for families and helping parents get the support their children are entitled to.

💬 Blog → opfs.org.uk/get-involved...

#TransformingChildMaintenance
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Struggling to deal with debt? Our money and debt advice service is free and open to single parents across all of Scotland💸

Find out more and get in touch⬇️
opfs.org.uk/support-and-...

#Debt #Scotland #SingleParents #DealingWithDebt #MoneyWorries
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
For many single parents, navigating the CMS feels like hitting a wall.

Explore their stories, poems and art and experience an interactive simulation that reveals what it’s like to seek support through a broken system.

Visit: bit.ly/4ooaIzl

#TransformingChildMaintenance

@ipprscotland.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Single parents have been at the heart of the Transforming Child Maintenance project, shaping recommendations, influencing policymakers, and helping design a system that truly works for families.

Their voices are driving reform ⬇️
📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...

#TransformingChildMaintenance
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Too many children are missing out on the financial support they need

The system designed to help them is falling short.

📄 Read the report, add your name to the open letter:

www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone

@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social

#TransformingChildMaintenance
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
💚 A big thank you to everyone who has been signing and sharing our letter to the Prime Minister.

💪 With your help, we've already collected 556 signatures.

📣 Let's keep pushing for long overdue change!

👉 opfs.org.uk/policy-and-c...

#TransformingChildMaintenance
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Parents describe their experience with the Child Maintenance Service as impersonal, inconsistent and exhausting.

Our report shows how we can build a system that works for families: one that’s fairer, safer & responds to real lives.

📄 → opfs.org.uk/policy-and-c...

#TransformingChildMaintenance
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Missed payments, poor service & delays mean 2m kids are missing out on the support they're entitled to.

We need to Transform the CMS so it works for everyone.

👉 www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone

#TransformingChildMaintenance

@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
This Talk Money Week, we want to remind you that our money and debt advice service is free and open to any single parents in Scotland dealing with debt 💸

Find out more and get in touch⬇️
opfs.org.uk/support-and-...

#TalkMoney #StartTheConversation #TalkMoneyWeek #Debt #Scotland #SingleParents
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
If you're a single parent in Scotland looking for advice give us a call on our Helpline📲

👩‍👦 Talk to our expert advisors about anything from general worries to budgeting and benefits

Call 0808 801 0323 ☎️

opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/l...

#SingleParents #Scotland #Helpline #SingleParentSupport #OPFS
November 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
New polling by @ipprscotland.bsky.social shows 78% of parents favour a system that prioritises getting maintenance in place for every child

📊 Read the blog: opfs.org.uk/get-involved...

#TransformingChildMaintenance

@fifegingerbread.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
No parent should have to fight this hard to give their child financial security.

It's time to transform the CMS into a system that works for everyone.

opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/s...

#TransformingChildMaintenance

@fifegingerbread.bsky.social@ipprscotland.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃 Will you be going guising tonight?

#Halloween #HappyHalloween #Celebrate #Scotland #SingleParents #TrickorTreat #Guising
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Too many children are being let down by a system meant to protect them.

Our report with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky.social sets out how to change that.

👉 opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
October 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Ever used the Child Maintenance Service?

Parents who have, helped us create this simulation.

Every click and dead end, is based on their experiences.

Find out more: www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social

#TransformingChildMaintenance
October 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
📊 New polling from @ipprscotland.bsky.social shows overwhelming support for reform of the child maintenance system.

Read the latest blog from @IPPRScotland, part of our #TransformingChildMaintenance project with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social

📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
October 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social has seen 1st-hand how broken the #ChildMaintenance system can be.

Now, with OPFS & @ipprscotland.bsky.social, they’re calling for reform to make the system fairer, safer & easier for every family.

📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...

#TransformingChildMaintenance
October 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This week we, @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky.social launched a report calling for urgent reform of the #ChildMaintenance system.

Single parents helped shape the recommendations

🗣️ Hear one of their stories:
🔗 opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/s...

#TransformingChildMaintenance
October 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM