ADVICE CENTRE
Lone Parent Helpline
For advice and information freephone: 0800 018 5026 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Weds 9am - 8pm)
Lone Parent Family fact sheets
We produce a range of fact sheets that provide accessible information on a range of issues including welfare benefits & tax credits, legal issues relating to children, housing information & help for you to return to work. The fact sheets relate toentitlements & the law in England & Wales only.
Money factsheets
Financial help from charities and trusts
Money during maternity and adoption
Benefits and tax credits if you work 16 or more hours a week
If you do not work, or work under 16 hours a week: a lone parents' guide to benefits and tax credits
Tax credits when your circumstances change
Money for higher education students
Money for further education students: the guide for lone parents
Help with moving into work: a guide for lone parents
Changes to benefits for lone parents - what's going on?
Factsheets for when a relationship ends
Action to take when a relationship ends
Help with reaching agreements when a relationship ends
Housing options for lone parents
Getting legal help
Contact between your child and their other parent
Parental Responsibility - rights and responsibilities of parents who live apart
Residence - where a child normally lives
Factsheets on Maintenance and the Child Support Agency
Making arrangements for child maintenance
Opting out - A guide for lone parents on how to stop the Child Support Agency (CSA) acting on your behalf
Appeals, changes and complaints - A guide for lone parents who have applied for maintenance through the Child Support Agency (CSA)
Maintenance and the courts
Future changes to the Child Support Agency - your questions answered
Topical factsheets
For all of the above factsheets (including those with no PDF version) in HTML format please click here