How can we help you and your family?
Welcome to our support and advice. Our single parent tailored topics and search option offers face-to-face family support services and a wealth of advice and information on various topics.
We also have a new good health and wellbeing service.
Health and wellbeing
We offer a good health and wellbeing support service to single parents and their families.
Includes: Support for you and your family Five ways to wellbeing Wellbeing tips
Learn moreYour benefits
The benefits system has undergone a major change recently. We can help you to understand what benefits you are entitled to.
Includes: Universal credit Benefits in Scotland Disability, sickness and care benefits Scottish Child Payment
Coronavirus information for single parent families
A resource for single parent families during the Coronavirus crisis
Includes: Work, benefits and money Your wellbeing during coronavirus Government guidance and resources
Your money
We have a direct money and debt advice service and information and tips about managing money.
Includes: Scottish Child Payment Search for Grants and Food banks Money and debt advice
Support for you
Our local services offer a range of face-to-face services for single parents using a family support model.
Includes: One-to-one support Support for dads Crisis support
Separating
If you have recently separated from your partner and are now a single parent it's important to know what your first steps might be.
Includes: Just separated Your Parenting Plan
Having a baby
This advice includes benefits and other income you may be entitled to when you’re pregnant or just had a baby, taking time off, return to work and more.
Includes: Money when you are expecting, or just had a baby Time off work when pregnant or just had a baby
Your home
Deciding where to live often depends on your income and the choices or options available. Our information includes advice about renting and owning a home.
Includes: Housing options Cold weather payment Heating your home
Your children
We can help single parents on a range of topics regarding their children, including maintenance, children getting older, one to one support and more.
Includes: Child and parent activities Child contact arrangements Best Start Scotland
Work, training and education
We offer a wide range of support for single parent students. This includes face-to-face employability training and information on further and higher education funding to help make the road to employment and education manageable.
Includes: Employability training Financial help
Face-to-face services
View our locationsOne Parent Families Scotland local service hubs offer support through a family support model. Our services include one-to-one, parent group support, financial and employability support, and more.
Dundee Edinburgh Falkirk Glasgow North LanarkshireNews updates for single parents
View all newsOur news updates reflect the work of One Parent Families Scotland and the issues affecting single parents today.
Single Parents Day 2021
12/03/2021
Every year, Single Parents Day is celebrated in the UK and Ireland on 21st March, and this year we want to make it bigger than ever.
First Steps Young Parents Project
04/03/2020
OPFS celebrated 75 years in 2019
15/12/2019
To celebrate OPFS 75th Anniversary year we collaborated with photographer Amara Eno to create a body of work called The 25 Percent, which explores the lives of single parent families in Scotland.
