Issues
These resources relate to issues surrounding lone parenting, such as money, childcare, housing, support and health.
Childcare factsheet
This factsheet outlines the different types of childcare and help available to pay for it.
(This factsheet is part of the OPFS Lone Parent's Rights Guide.)
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Legal considerations when separating or divorcing factsheet
This factsheet covers grounds of divorce, division of matrimonial property and new legislation introduced for cohabitees.
(This factsheet is part of the OPFS Lone Parent's Rights Guide.)
Bereavement factsheet
This factsheet gives a summary of the financial support available when a husband, wife, or civil partner dies. It also includes a list of support organisations and a short reading list.
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Housing factsheet: Help towards costs
This factsheet outlines the financial support available towards paying for your housing.
(This factsheet is part of the OPFS Lone Parent's Rights Guide.)
Money factsheet
This factsheet gives details of help with money and benefits for lone parents who are not working, or are working less than 16 hours per week.
(This factsheet is part of the OPFS Lone Parent's Rights Guide.)
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Scottish Government: List of Support Organisations
A direct payment is money in lieu of community care or children's services. Individual assessed as needing community care services, can choose to receive the service provided by the local authority, or to receive a direct payment to pay for a service that they would then be in control of, or a combination of the two. The organisations provided in this link can provide more detailed information about direct payments and when it should be offered.
Momentum
Momentum operates a range of employment support and training programmes designed to assist people with a range of different disabilities to return to or sustain work.
Special Families
Parent support website set up by parents who have children with disabilities and gives information on sources of help, benefits, education, autism etc.
Midlothian Employment Action Network
The Midlothian Employment Action Network (MEAN) is a network of employment intermediaries, working with people in Midlothian who face obstacles when seeking and retaining work. They can find the most appropriate sources of support and services for you to do this.
Remploy
Remploy offers disabled people a range of services and support to prepare them for work in mainstream employment.