We investigate the role of employment in explaining changes in the mental health of single mothers compared to … partnered mothers and single childless women during the period of welfare reform in the UK. We employ a time allocation … health for all women but the association was not statistically significant for single mothers. Mental health inequalities …

vulnerable groups. Lone mothers are challenging these regulations as discriminatory. Their claims raise an under …

the US welfare state. One of its key goals was to move lone mothers, even those with young children, from welfare to work … dramatically and the employment rates of lone mothers have increased substantially. In addition to the federal reforms, state level … the US to move lone mothers from welfare to work: mandating work (Michigan); making work pay (Michigan and Minnesota); and …

This paper examines the labour supply disincentives of the Income Support system among single mothers with no … withdrawal of Income Support for single mothers whose youngest child turns 16. At this cut-off age, barely ineligible mothers … pronounced labour supply disincentives of the income support policy. -- Single mothers ; Income Support ; Labour supply …

single mothers whose youngest child turns 16 on the disability benefits welfare participation decision of single mothers with … these single mothers are 4.2 percentage points more likely to claim health benefits as their youngest child turns 16 …, consistent with a theoretical model of benefits choice. More than a quarter of single mothers who were initially on Income …

their experiences of working with lone white mothers of mixed-parentage children in England. Social workers' understandings …. The analysis highlights the need for a greater awareness of racism and social disapproval experienced by mothers, and how …

transfers. Child maintenance contributes significantly to the income of lone mothers, particularly in Spain, followed by the USA … reveals that in the USA the lone mothers in lowest income quintile do not seem to benefit as much from child maintenance … the income packages of lone mothers, 2) the proportion of lone mothers receiving child maintenance and the level of child …