If you're a single parent and working...

National Council for One-Parent Families
255 Kentish Town Road,
London NW5 2LX
Tel: 020 7428 5400 Monday to Friday 9.15-5.15
Free information on a whole range of issues.

Gingerbread
35 Wellington Street,
London WC2E 7BN,
Tel: 020 7240 0953.
Wales: Tel: 01792 648728.
Scotland: Tel: 0141 353 0989.
Northern Ireland: Tel: 028 90231147.
Local self-help groups offering services to lone parents and their children, including advice, information, holidays and outings.

Citizen's Advice Bureau
Look in the phone book to find the nearest one. They can give basic advice, including housing, welfare rights, family and employment.

Child Support Agency (CSA)
PO Box 55, Brierly Hill,
West Midlands, DY5 1YL
Tel: 01345 133133 (calls charged at local rate).

One Parent Families Scotland
13 Gayfield Square,
Edinburgh, EH1 3NX
Tel: 0131 556 3899.
Produce a Rights Guide for lone parents, £3.

Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC)
Ring the WFTC response line for more details.
Tel: Freephone 0800 5975976

For more information about working parents’ rights see the Maternity Alliance website.

Or contact The Maternity Alliance office:

45 Beech Street
London EC2P 2LX
Information line: 020 7588 8582