a DWP Research Report (RR 782) by by Pippa Lane, Jo Casebourne, Lorraine Lanceley and Malen Davies (Inclusion)
Lone Parent Obligations were introduced in November 2008. Since then, based on the age of their youngest child, lone parents have lost entitlement to Income Support (IS) solely on the grounds of being a lone parent. From October 2010, the age of the youngest child was lowered to seven and over.
This report presents findings from qualitative research with lone parents who made a claim for Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), either as a new or repeat claimant, or following the transition from IS, when their youngest child was seven. Sixty in-depth interviews were carried out with lone parents in three case study areas during June and July 2011. The interviews explored issues such as work readiness, childcare, claiming JSA, looking for work and any experience of moving into work.
The research was carried out by the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion (Inclusion).
December 2011
Full report (PDF 92pp)
ISBN 9-781-90852-338-9
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