Lone Parents HelpDesk

Our information pages for lone parents is currently being updated and will be available soon.

However, in the meantime our factsheets are available for download.

Top Ten Tips for Lone Parents

Information and Factsheets

Directory of Family Support Organisations in Scotland
Lone Parent Booklist
Children's Booklist

Factsheet: Changes to Income Support and Jobseeker's Allowance 2008 (45kb)

Rights Guide: 1) Money (91kb)
Rights Guide: 2) Maternity Rights (91kb)
Rights Guide: 3) Childcare (78kb)
Rights Guide: 4) Arrangements for Children (70kb)
Rights Guide: 5) Legal Considerations when Separating or Divorcing (52kb)
Rights Guide: 6) Housing: Options for Lone Parents (60kb)
Rights Guide: 7) Housing: Help Towards Costs (68kb)
Rights Guide: 8) Child Maintenance (64kb)
Rights Guide: 9) Going Back to Work (76kb)
Rights Guide: 10) Back to Work Benefits (75kb)
Rights Guide: 11) Useful Addresses (82kb)

Factsheet: Further Education & Training (93kb)
Factsheet: Money for Lone Parent Full-time Students in Higher Education (101kb)
Factsheet: Money for Lone Parent Nursing & Midwifery Students (92kb)

Factsheet: What happens when my child turns 16? - Temporarily unavailable: undergoing revisions

Factsheet: Holiday Trust Funds
Factsheet: Holiday Companies

Factsheet: Trusts for Individual and Family Needs
Factsheet: Education Trust Funds

Factsheet: Non-Resident Fathers

Factsheet: Carer's Allowance (73kb) - Temporarily unavailable: undergoing revisions
Factsheet: Disability Living Allowance for Children and Young People up to Age 16 (57kb)
Factsheet: Sources of help for a child/adult with a disability (85kb)
Factsheet: Trust Funds for Families Affected by Disability (366kb)

Factsheet: Statistics: Lone Parents in Scotland

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