One more cut and we’re gone, says lone-parent group
Run on an annual budget of about €120,000 the project employs two part-time and one full-time community workers, dealing with over 500 inquiries a year, of which around 10% become long-term cases.
PASS is a “targeted” community development project (CDP) aimed at a particular category of people, lone parents, rather than an area. Project worker John O’Neill said: “We advocate on the clients’ behalf with bodies such as the local authority on housing, HSE on rent allowance etc.
