The Fox Report: The lone parent trap

Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi reveals, in a specially commissioned Fox Report, the struggles facing some single parents on Jobseeker’s Allowance

This specially commissioned Fox Report reveals the struggles facing some single parents on Jobseeker’s Allowance | Photo: Original illustration by Patrick Koduah.

Lone parents are obliged to seek work as soon as their youngest child turns five. The government says work is the best route out of poverty and that most lone parents want to work.

So, what is it like to be a single parent on Jobseeker’s Allowance?

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