One Parent Families Scotland
@opfs.org.uk
Scotland’s national charity for single parent families. We support family wellbeing, empower parents with the right information and advice, enable access to work, training + education, and campaign against poverty. Free helpline: 0808 801 0323.
If you're a single parent in Scotland looking for advice give us a call on our Helpline📲
👩👦 Talk to our expert advisors about anything from general worries to budgeting and benefits
Call 0808 801 0323 ☎️
opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/l...
#SingleParents #Scotland #Helpline #SingleParentSupport #OPFS
👩👦 Talk to our expert advisors about anything from general worries to budgeting and benefits
Call 0808 801 0323 ☎️
opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/l...
#SingleParents #Scotland #Helpline #SingleParentSupport #OPFS
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
If you're a single parent in Scotland looking for advice give us a call on our Helpline📲
👩👦 Talk to our expert advisors about anything from general worries to budgeting and benefits
Call 0808 801 0323 ☎️
opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/l...
#SingleParents #Scotland #Helpline #SingleParentSupport #OPFS
👩👦 Talk to our expert advisors about anything from general worries to budgeting and benefits
Call 0808 801 0323 ☎️
opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/l...
#SingleParents #Scotland #Helpline #SingleParentSupport #OPFS
Families need support long before things break down.
Our 2nd call for change is simple: build better support outside the CMS so parents can resolve problems quickly.
Learn more → opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
Our 2nd call for change is simple: build better support outside the CMS so parents can resolve problems quickly.
Learn more → opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Families need support long before things break down.
Our 2nd call for change is simple: build better support outside the CMS so parents can resolve problems quickly.
Learn more → opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
Our 2nd call for change is simple: build better support outside the CMS so parents can resolve problems quickly.
Learn more → opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
Our partners, @fifegingerbread.bsky.social have been testing new ways to help, building confidence among practitioners, creating resources for families and helping parents get the support their children are entitled to.
💬 Blog → opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
💬 Blog → opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Our partners, @fifegingerbread.bsky.social have been testing new ways to help, building confidence among practitioners, creating resources for families and helping parents get the support their children are entitled to.
💬 Blog → opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
💬 Blog → opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Struggling to deal with debt? Our money and debt advice service is free and open to single parents across all of Scotland💸
Find out more and get in touch⬇️
opfs.org.uk/support-and-...
#Debt #Scotland #SingleParents #DealingWithDebt #MoneyWorries
Find out more and get in touch⬇️
opfs.org.uk/support-and-...
#Debt #Scotland #SingleParents #DealingWithDebt #MoneyWorries
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Struggling to deal with debt? Our money and debt advice service is free and open to single parents across all of Scotland💸
Find out more and get in touch⬇️
opfs.org.uk/support-and-...
#Debt #Scotland #SingleParents #DealingWithDebt #MoneyWorries
Find out more and get in touch⬇️
opfs.org.uk/support-and-...
#Debt #Scotland #SingleParents #DealingWithDebt #MoneyWorries
For many single parents, navigating the CMS feels like hitting a wall.
Explore their stories, poems and art and experience an interactive simulation that reveals what it’s like to seek support through a broken system.
Visit: bit.ly/4ooaIzl
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@ipprscotland.bsky.social
Explore their stories, poems and art and experience an interactive simulation that reveals what it’s like to seek support through a broken system.
Visit: bit.ly/4ooaIzl
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@ipprscotland.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
For many single parents, navigating the CMS feels like hitting a wall.
Explore their stories, poems and art and experience an interactive simulation that reveals what it’s like to seek support through a broken system.
Visit: bit.ly/4ooaIzl
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@ipprscotland.bsky.social
Explore their stories, poems and art and experience an interactive simulation that reveals what it’s like to seek support through a broken system.
Visit: bit.ly/4ooaIzl
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@ipprscotland.bsky.social
Single parents have been at the heart of the Transforming Child Maintenance project, shaping recommendations, influencing policymakers, and helping design a system that truly works for families.
Their voices are driving reform ⬇️
📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Their voices are driving reform ⬇️
📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Single parents have been at the heart of the Transforming Child Maintenance project, shaping recommendations, influencing policymakers, and helping design a system that truly works for families.
Their voices are driving reform ⬇️
📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Their voices are driving reform ⬇️
📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Too many children are missing out on the financial support they need
The system designed to help them is falling short.
📄 Read the report, add your name to the open letter:
www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
#TransformingChildMaintenance
The system designed to help them is falling short.
📄 Read the report, add your name to the open letter:
www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
#TransformingChildMaintenance
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Too many children are missing out on the financial support they need
The system designed to help them is falling short.
📄 Read the report, add your name to the open letter:
www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
#TransformingChildMaintenance
The system designed to help them is falling short.
📄 Read the report, add your name to the open letter:
www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
#TransformingChildMaintenance
💚 A big thank you to everyone who has been signing and sharing our letter to the Prime Minister.
💪 With your help, we've already collected 556 signatures.
📣 Let's keep pushing for long overdue change!
👉 opfs.org.uk/policy-and-c...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
💪 With your help, we've already collected 556 signatures.
📣 Let's keep pushing for long overdue change!
👉 opfs.org.uk/policy-and-c...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
💚 A big thank you to everyone who has been signing and sharing our letter to the Prime Minister.
💪 With your help, we've already collected 556 signatures.
📣 Let's keep pushing for long overdue change!
👉 opfs.org.uk/policy-and-c...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
💪 With your help, we've already collected 556 signatures.
📣 Let's keep pushing for long overdue change!
👉 opfs.org.uk/policy-and-c...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Parents describe their experience with the Child Maintenance Service as impersonal, inconsistent and exhausting.
Our report shows how we can build a system that works for families: one that’s fairer, safer & responds to real lives.
📄 → opfs.org.uk/policy-and-c...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Our report shows how we can build a system that works for families: one that’s fairer, safer & responds to real lives.
📄 → opfs.org.uk/policy-and-c...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Parents describe their experience with the Child Maintenance Service as impersonal, inconsistent and exhausting.
Our report shows how we can build a system that works for families: one that’s fairer, safer & responds to real lives.
📄 → opfs.org.uk/policy-and-c...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Our report shows how we can build a system that works for families: one that’s fairer, safer & responds to real lives.
📄 → opfs.org.uk/policy-and-c...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Missed payments, poor service & delays mean 2m kids are missing out on the support they're entitled to.
We need to Transform the CMS so it works for everyone.
👉 www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
We need to Transform the CMS so it works for everyone.
👉 www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Missed payments, poor service & delays mean 2m kids are missing out on the support they're entitled to.
We need to Transform the CMS so it works for everyone.
👉 www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
We need to Transform the CMS so it works for everyone.
👉 www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
This Talk Money Week, we want to remind you that our money and debt advice service is free and open to any single parents in Scotland dealing with debt 💸
Find out more and get in touch⬇️
opfs.org.uk/support-and-...
#TalkMoney #StartTheConversation #TalkMoneyWeek #Debt #Scotland #SingleParents
Find out more and get in touch⬇️
opfs.org.uk/support-and-...
#TalkMoney #StartTheConversation #TalkMoneyWeek #Debt #Scotland #SingleParents
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This Talk Money Week, we want to remind you that our money and debt advice service is free and open to any single parents in Scotland dealing with debt 💸
Find out more and get in touch⬇️
opfs.org.uk/support-and-...
#TalkMoney #StartTheConversation #TalkMoneyWeek #Debt #Scotland #SingleParents
Find out more and get in touch⬇️
opfs.org.uk/support-and-...
#TalkMoney #StartTheConversation #TalkMoneyWeek #Debt #Scotland #SingleParents
If you're a single parent in Scotland looking for advice give us a call on our Helpline📲
👩👦 Talk to our expert advisors about anything from general worries to budgeting and benefits
Call 0808 801 0323 ☎️
opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/l...
#SingleParents #Scotland #Helpline #SingleParentSupport #OPFS
👩👦 Talk to our expert advisors about anything from general worries to budgeting and benefits
Call 0808 801 0323 ☎️
opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/l...
#SingleParents #Scotland #Helpline #SingleParentSupport #OPFS
November 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
If you're a single parent in Scotland looking for advice give us a call on our Helpline📲
👩👦 Talk to our expert advisors about anything from general worries to budgeting and benefits
Call 0808 801 0323 ☎️
opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/l...
#SingleParents #Scotland #Helpline #SingleParentSupport #OPFS
👩👦 Talk to our expert advisors about anything from general worries to budgeting and benefits
Call 0808 801 0323 ☎️
opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/l...
#SingleParents #Scotland #Helpline #SingleParentSupport #OPFS
New polling by @ipprscotland.bsky.social shows 78% of parents favour a system that prioritises getting maintenance in place for every child
📊 Read the blog: opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social
📊 Read the blog: opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
New polling by @ipprscotland.bsky.social shows 78% of parents favour a system that prioritises getting maintenance in place for every child
📊 Read the blog: opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social
📊 Read the blog: opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social
No parent should have to fight this hard to give their child financial security.
It's time to transform the CMS into a system that works for everyone.
opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/s...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social@ipprscotland.bsky.social
It's time to transform the CMS into a system that works for everyone.
opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/s...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social@ipprscotland.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
No parent should have to fight this hard to give their child financial security.
It's time to transform the CMS into a system that works for everyone.
opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/s...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social@ipprscotland.bsky.social
It's time to transform the CMS into a system that works for everyone.
opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/s...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social@ipprscotland.bsky.social
Happy Halloween! 🎃 Will you be going guising tonight?
#Halloween #HappyHalloween #Celebrate #Scotland #SingleParents #TrickorTreat #Guising
#Halloween #HappyHalloween #Celebrate #Scotland #SingleParents #TrickorTreat #Guising
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Happy Halloween! 🎃 Will you be going guising tonight?
#Halloween #HappyHalloween #Celebrate #Scotland #SingleParents #TrickorTreat #Guising
#Halloween #HappyHalloween #Celebrate #Scotland #SingleParents #TrickorTreat #Guising
Too many children are being let down by a system meant to protect them.
Our report with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky.social sets out how to change that.
👉 opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Our report with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky.social sets out how to change that.
👉 opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
October 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Too many children are being let down by a system meant to protect them.
Our report with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky.social sets out how to change that.
👉 opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Our report with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky.social sets out how to change that.
👉 opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Ever used the Child Maintenance Service?
Parents who have, helped us create this simulation.
Every click and dead end, is based on their experiences.
Find out more: www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Parents who have, helped us create this simulation.
Every click and dead end, is based on their experiences.
Find out more: www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
#TransformingChildMaintenance
October 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Ever used the Child Maintenance Service?
Parents who have, helped us create this simulation.
Every click and dead end, is based on their experiences.
Find out more: www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Parents who have, helped us create this simulation.
Every click and dead end, is based on their experiences.
Find out more: www.opfs.org.uk/betterforeveryone
@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
#TransformingChildMaintenance
📊 New polling from @ipprscotland.bsky.social shows overwhelming support for reform of the child maintenance system.
Read the latest blog from @IPPRScotland, part of our #TransformingChildMaintenance project with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
Read the latest blog from @IPPRScotland, part of our #TransformingChildMaintenance project with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
October 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
📊 New polling from @ipprscotland.bsky.social shows overwhelming support for reform of the child maintenance system.
Read the latest blog from @IPPRScotland, part of our #TransformingChildMaintenance project with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
Read the latest blog from @IPPRScotland, part of our #TransformingChildMaintenance project with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social has seen 1st-hand how broken the #ChildMaintenance system can be.
Now, with OPFS & @ipprscotland.bsky.social, they’re calling for reform to make the system fairer, safer & easier for every family.
📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Now, with OPFS & @ipprscotland.bsky.social, they’re calling for reform to make the system fairer, safer & easier for every family.
📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
October 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social has seen 1st-hand how broken the #ChildMaintenance system can be.
Now, with OPFS & @ipprscotland.bsky.social, they’re calling for reform to make the system fairer, safer & easier for every family.
📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Now, with OPFS & @ipprscotland.bsky.social, they’re calling for reform to make the system fairer, safer & easier for every family.
📄 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
This week we, @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky.social launched a report calling for urgent reform of the #ChildMaintenance system.
Single parents helped shape the recommendations
🗣️ Hear one of their stories:
🔗 opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/s...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Single parents helped shape the recommendations
🗣️ Hear one of their stories:
🔗 opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/s...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
October 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This week we, @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky.social launched a report calling for urgent reform of the #ChildMaintenance system.
Single parents helped shape the recommendations
🗣️ Hear one of their stories:
🔗 opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/s...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Single parents helped shape the recommendations
🗣️ Hear one of their stories:
🔗 opfs.org.uk/talk-to-us/s...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Too many separated parents, paying + receiving, are battling a system that doesn’t work. Children are losing out on the security they deserve.
It's time for change!
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
👉 opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
It's time for change!
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
👉 opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Too many separated parents, paying + receiving, are battling a system that doesn’t work. Children are losing out on the security they deserve.
It's time for change!
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
👉 opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
It's time for change!
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
👉 opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
📺 Catch STV News 6pm tonight for a look at the Child Maintenance system and the urgent need for reform.
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
📺 Catch STV News 6pm tonight for a look at the Child Maintenance system and the urgent need for reform.
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@fifegingerbread.bsky.social @ipprscotland.bsky.social
A big thanks to Charlotte who spoke on BBC Radio Scotland this morning about her own lived experience of the Child Maintenance System.
🎧 Listen : www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... from 1:50:08
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
🎧 Listen : www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... from 1:50:08
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A big thanks to Charlotte who spoke on BBC Radio Scotland this morning about her own lived experience of the Child Maintenance System.
🎧 Listen : www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... from 1:50:08
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
🎧 Listen : www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... from 1:50:08
#TransformingChildMaintenance
@ipprscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
Too many children are missing out on the support they deserve.
Our report with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky shows how to make the system fairer, safer and better for everyone.
👉 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Our report with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky shows how to make the system fairer, safer and better for everyone.
👉 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
October 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Too many children are missing out on the support they deserve.
Our report with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky shows how to make the system fairer, safer and better for everyone.
👉 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Our report with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky shows how to make the system fairer, safer and better for everyone.
👉 opfs.org.uk/get-involved...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
📢 Big news!
Today we launch a joint report with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky.social.
Too many are missing out on the support they’re due.
📄 Read the report + sign the open letter for change → opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Today we launch a joint report with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky.social.
Too many are missing out on the support they’re due.
📄 Read the report + sign the open letter for change → opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📢 Big news!
Today we launch a joint report with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky.social.
Too many are missing out on the support they’re due.
📄 Read the report + sign the open letter for change → opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance
Today we launch a joint report with @fifegingerbread.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky.social.
Too many are missing out on the support they’re due.
📄 Read the report + sign the open letter for change → opfs.org.uk/betterforeve...
#TransformingChildMaintenance