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@singleparentrights.bsky.social
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Single Parent Rights is the UK's single parent led movement for equality. We campaign to end single parent discrimination. Join us and ensure single parent families thrive, not merely survive. Take action at our website: www.singleparentrights.org

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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Our founder talking about the need to outlaw single parent discrimination within private rentals. We need to understand the issue if we are to address it properly. #SingleParentRights #HousingDiscrimination #RentersRightsAct
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Our founder talking about the need to outlaw single parent discrimination within private rentals. We need to understand the issue if we are to address it properly. #SingleParentRights #HousingDiscrimination #RentersRightsAct
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Renters' Reform Coalition @rentersreformco.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
75% of single parent renters receiving Universal Credit are in poverty, according to a new report from @singleparentrights.bsky.social. Discrimination against single parent renters is now illegal, but much more needs to be done to protect them. www.singleparentrights.org/rental-discr...
Green background with black text reading: "There seems to be a blanket 'no' from letting agents when you say you're a single parent." - Single Parent
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Great news in the budget 350,000 children lifted out of poverty. Almost 190,000 in single parent families Today is a win for children and a win for fairness Thanks to everyone who pushed for this and the parents who have shared their stories #TwoChildLimit #CampaignWin #SingleParentFamilies
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Why the two-child limit has to go, in a chart.
A chart showing child poverty in the UK increasing sharply if the two child limit remains in place, and falling if it is scrapped.
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
A piece from our founder in the @bigissue.com The majority of people impacted by the benefit cap are single parents because of how its designed. We shouldn't be targeting one group of people for financial hardship. It's time for both the two child limit and the benefit cap to go. #BenefitCap
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
A piece from our founder in the @bigissue.com The majority of people impacted by the benefit cap are single parents because of how its designed. We shouldn't be targeting one group of people for financial hardship. It's time for both the two child limit and the benefit cap to go. #BenefitCap
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Great to see our campaigner Thea and Founder Ruth, quoted in the piece on how the two child limit is impacting families in the UK. If you agree the policy needs to go, sign the petition at: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72... #TwoChildLimit
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Implement measures to reduce child poverty
It’s not OK that almost a third of UK children (4.5 million) live in poverty. I want the Government to: -Lift 620,000 children from absolute poverty by removing the 2-child limit and the benefit cap -...
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Great article by one of our campaigners. The two child limit must go if children are all to be given a fair start in life. Help by signing the petition Thea set up here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72... #TwoChildLimit
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Implement measures to reduce child poverty
It’s not OK that almost a third of UK children (4.5 million) live in poverty. I want the Government to: -Lift 620,000 children from absolute poverty by removing the 2-child limit and the benefit cap -...
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Brilliant piece from one of our campaigners on how the benefit cap is a threat hanging over so many - mainly - single mothers heads. It's time this changed! #BenefitCap #SingleParentFamilies
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
We’ve joined more than 100 organisations in calling on the government to scrap the two-child limit in full. Every child deserves the best start in life, yet this policy is pushing too many families into hardship. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... @cpaguk.bsky.social
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Over 100 groups call for Labour to fully scrap two child benefit cap
‘Abolishing the two-child limit in full will set millions of children’s lives on a path to a brighter future’, major organisations say
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Our report into #ParentalLeave and #SingleParents reveals how overlooked we are. Take a read and share if you want to be part of making parental leave inclusive in the UK. Report: www.singleparentrights.org/parental-lea...
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
📢Today we launch our NEW report to address the oversight of single parents in parental leave 👉Underserved and Underpaid: Parental Leave and Single Parent 📋Read it here: www.singleparentrights.org/parental-lea... #ParentalLeave #SingleParentRights #SingleParent #Maternity #Paternity
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Parental Leave Research — Single Parent Rights
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Have you signed the petition against the 2 child limit and benefit cap? It's the final countdown to the Child Poverty Strategy - we need to put as much pressure as possible on the Government to do the right thing: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72... #ChildPoverty #ChildPovertyStrategy
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Implement measures to reduce child poverty
It’s not OK that almost a third of UK children (4.5 million) live in poverty. I want the Government to: -Lift 620,000 children from absolute poverty by removing the 2-child limit and the benefit cap -...
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🚸 Too many children are missing out on the support they deserve. It’s time for change! We’re backing @opfs.org.uk @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky.social in calling for a fairer, safer system. 📄 opfs.org.uk/betterforeve... #TransformingChildMaintenance
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Better for everyone: a new vision for child maintenance - One Parent Families Scotland
Ambitious proposals for systemic reform of the Child Maintenance Service to improve financial security for children in single parent families.
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Single parent renter? Please spare 5 minutes to fill our survey on your experiences. All data is anonymous and will be used to influence policy change around single parents and housing. ➡️https://forms.office.com/e/JwxbbjqdXW #SingleParents #SingleParentDiscrimination #Housing #HousingCrisis
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Latest benefit cap data reveals that 69% of capped households are single parent families. Half of those families have a child aged 3 or younger. Yet are expected to earn what a couple does combined. The cap must go along with the two child limit in this Autumn Budget. #BenefitCap #TwoChildLimit
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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
If you have rented as a single parent in the last 5 years in the UK, fill in the survey below 👇 to add your voice and inform renters’ rights. forms.office.com/pages/response…
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Shared Health Foundation @sharedhealthgm.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
. @singleparentrights.bsky.social are running a survey into single parents' experiences of the private rental sector. All data is anonymous and will be used to lobby for change and tackle single parent discrimination. Please complete the survey here: forms.office.com/e/JwxbbjqdXW
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Dr Uisce Jordan @uiscejordan.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
@singleparentrights.bsky.social wants to hear about your experiences 📋 They are running a survey to better understand how single parents are treated in the private rental sector. All data will be anonymised and used to lobby policy makers for change:
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Shelter @sheltercharity.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Help challenge discrimination by sharing your experience 👇🏼
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Gill Simmons @gillmsimmons.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
I know first hand exactly this situation. It’s hugely problematic and this is very important work. If you work with single parents in a professional capacity or if you know one personally, please share this survey link with them. Link here: forms.office.com/e/JwxbbjqdXW
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Housing Rights @housingrightsni.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Single parent? Private renter? @singleparentrights.bsky.social wants to hear about your experiences. They are running a survey to better understand how single parents are treated in the PRS. All data will be anonymised and used to lobby for change. Find out more and complete their survey below 👇
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Single parent? Private renter? Let us know your experiences in our survey here: forms.office.com/e/JwxbbjqdXW All data will be anonymous and used to influence policy change to tackle single parent discrimination in housing. Pls RT
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Child Poverty is set to continue rising. Free School Meals for all children on UC is a positive start, but more MUST be done. Please sign and share this petition against child poverty to help the Government to make the right decision come the Budget: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Implement measures to reduce child poverty
It’s not OK that almost a third of UK children (4.5 million) live in poverty. I want the Government to: -Lift 620,000 children from absolute poverty by removing the 2-child limit and the benefit cap -...
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Were you a single parent when you became a parent? We want to hear your experiences of parental leave. Survey link: forms.office.com/e/A39T6M8KKZ Open to all single parents. Let's make sure single parents are considered in the upcoming government review. #SingleParentFamilies #ParentalLeave
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
🔊Calling all parents who were single/solo when they became a parent. Please spare 5 minutes to complete our survey into #ParentalLeave The Government review must consider #SingleParentFamilies in its plans for parental leave reform ➡️https://forms.office.com/e/A39T6M8KKZ Pls share
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Tom Morrison MP @tommorrisonmp.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Today I joined @childrenssociety.bsky.social & @oasisuk.bsky.social for a powerful drop-in on child poverty. I spoke with @singleparentrights.bsky.social about issues facing #Cheadle families - like PIP cuts, the benefit cap & child benefit rules. Single parents in our area deserve better.
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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Many thanks to @singleparentrights.bsky.social for sharing this with their members. We are pleased to already have responses from across the UK covering a diversity of experiences. I was raised by a single parent and am looking forward to telling some of their stories through this work
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Child poverty is on the rise and single parent families are bearing the brunt. Our founder writes about what needs to change in the Big Issue today www.bigissue.com/opinion/sing...
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DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty
Benefits policies sever the link between a family's needs and their support.
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
💜 Happy #SingleParentsDay ! 📣 Today, we’re joining 16 orgs across the UK & Ireland to launch the #SingleParentCommunity campaign to amplify voices, raise awareness of support & build a community for single parents. 💜 Follow, share & get involved! 🔗 www.singleparentrights.org/single-paren...
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
The planned cuts from the government show a complete lack of understanding of how people live their lives. These changes will be awful for so many families, with single parents especially hard hit.
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Fife Gingerbread @fifegingerbread.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
🚨 Mark your calendars! 🗓️ #SingleParentsDay is March 21! 🤝 This year, we’re joining 16 organisations across the UK & Ireland to celebrate single parents & build a stronger #SingleParentCommunity. 💜 Find out more + how to get involved:
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Single Parents Day 2025 - celebrating the single parent community - One Parent Families Scotland
March 21st is Single Parents Day. Celebrate with us and find out more about support available across the UK and Ireland.
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
🚨 Mark your calendars! 🗓️ #SingleParentsDay is March 21! 🤝 This year, we’re joining 16 organisations across the UK & Ireland to celebrate single parents & build a stronger #SingleParentCommunity. 💜 Find out more + how to get involved: www.singleparentrights.org/single-paren... @opfs.org.uk
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 05/03/2025
Slashing billions from welfare will not help people into work or save money, Rachel Reeves warned
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Slashing billions from welfare will not save money, Rachel Reeves warned
Campaigners are calling on the government to tax wealth instead of cutting billions of pounds from the benefits bill.
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 04/03/2025
The UN has urged Keir Starmer to scrap the controversial two-child limit and reverse the five-week wait for universal credit in a warning that the UK government is infringing human rights with the ongoing poverty crisis. ⛔ Find out more. ⬇️ buff.ly/dTM0cYn
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Great article about the importance of including single parents in DEI strategies. It also links to our employment research which identified key barriers faced by single parents. Want to know more, drop us a DM. www.hrmagazine.co.uk/content/comm... #Inclusion #SingleParentDiscrimination
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DEI strategy must be inclusive of single parents - HR Magazine
When we talk about working parents, who comes to mind? For many, the assumption is a two-parent household juggling responsibilities.
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Suggestions that the two child limit could be amended but not removed are worrying. We continue to call on the government to remove the two child limit and the benefit cap. No ifs or buts. This kind of talk just exacerbates talk of so-called 'deserving' families. Every child is deserving.
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
We've been pushing for single parents to be included in the debate on improving parental leave for families so great to see it result in single parents being mentioned in today's evidence session of the Women and Equalities Committee. If you're interested to learn more we can share our briefing.
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Single Parent Rights @singleparentrights.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
🔊Did you know that up to 80% of single parents experience discrimination? We are a single parent led campaign fighting to change that. Follow us if you want to understand the inequalities single parents face and join our movement for change 💪 #SingleParentRights #SingleParentDiscrimination
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