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Last updated: 21/01/2026

To be able to capture the experiences of single parents, we are gathering feedback on some of the key issues single parents face. We capture this feedback through our local and national services. A report is produced based on this feedback, highlighting key themes which can then inform future service delivery and policy priorities.

[The] support has been amazing; I've been moving around. I get lost. You guys help me, I'm lucky!

- Eric, Single parent, Edinburgh

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View our latest report – Holistic Family Support

OPFS regularly collects the experiences of single parents across Scotland. Through our seven local services, national advice and information services and online support we capture key areas of concern for single parent families.

Each report highlights two or three of the most prevalent My Life and Me (MLAM) areas emerging from our local services, along with our responses to these.

The key My Life and Me themes for the period of November – December 2025 fall under the following broad headings:

  1. My children
  2. My money
  3. My health and wellbeing

Spotlight

In this Impact Report’s spotlight section, we share the expertise of a single parent that has been supported by our Holistic Family Support approach.

Download Issue 34 - Holistic Family Support

 

Previous reports

Download Issue 33 - Debt service Download Issue 32 - Childcare Connector Service Download Issue 31 - Benefit Conditionality Download Issue 30 - Cost of Christmas Download Issue 29 - Two Child Limit in UC Download Issue 28 - Domestic Abuse Download Issue 27 - Disability Download Impact report - 26 - DWP Managed Migration Download Issue 25 - The Cost of Christmas Download Issue 24 - Asylum Seeker and Refugee Parents Download Issue 23 - Mental Health Download Issue 22 - Child Maintenance Download Issue 21 - Pre-paid meters and self disconnection Download Issue 20 - Debt - Nov 22 Download Issue 19 - Food affordability - Sep 22 Download Issue 18 - Cost of the school holidays - July 22 Download Apr / May 22 - Cost of living Download January / February 22 Download October / November 21 Download July / August 2021 Download May / Jun 2021 Download April 2021 Download February 2021 Download March 2020 Download April 2020 Download May 2020 Download June 2020 Download July 2020 Download August 2020 Download September 2020 Download October 2020 Download November 2020 Download December 2020 - January 2021

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