Working single parents suffer as supports are cut by €30 a child

Single parents struggling to hold down a job and look after their children have been told that support payments for their children will be cut by €30 per child.

Letters were sent to single mothers and fathers in recent days warning them that child support payments for those working in community schemes will be axed on Feb 20.

Under the measures, single parents will no longer receive qualified child increases (QCIs) while working in such schemes.