Single mothers of young children among most important workers

Our lone parents have the second highest rate of severe, persistent poverty among lone parents across the 15 most developed EU countries

Single mothers of young children among most important workers
Thu, 07 Mar, 2019 - 00:00
Victoria White

The message could not be clearer: Lone parents in Ireland have been impoverished by measures brought in by the Fine Gael/Labour government in 2012 which aimed to push them into employment.

Yes, the rate of employment among lone parents increased slightly between 2012 and 2017.

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