Darwen and Rossendale top of the single parent families ‘league’ (From Lancashire Telegraph)

You can usually see the Darwen single mums outside Greggs giving their offspring their daily sausage roll breakfast.

With their dogs called tyson tied to the pushchair

Typical Sterotypical comments...
My sister is a single mum because her fella fecked off after my neice was born... She probably earns alot more than you!
Must admit it turns my stomach to see the tracksuit and white sock brigade giving a pasty or sausage roll to the child in pram - usually not single because I often think who the hell would *cough* that! The lad is often nearby and that makes me think how can they get benefits when I can get naff all when I look for a new job!

Why was my comment about television sets removed?

You can choose your friends but, unfortunately, you can't choose your family and gutterpress is correct in that sausage rolls seem to be the staple diet of some children's lunches i.e. I saw a relative giving a Greggs sausage roll to their grandchild. The whole family is on benefits and the relative parades around Darwen on a mobility scooter and has a motability car even though they don't need one.

The sausage roll was being given to the kid right outside Greggs. Hardly a healthy lunch.

That's right knock a parent when there down,not all single parents feed there offspring on greggs sausage rolls,my sons partner walked out and left him with two gorgeous little boys,7yr old and 10 mth,he ended up losing his job because he had to put his boys first,they get a healthy diet,fruit and veg and good home cooked meals,what he gets off the government for his boys goes on his boys,he doesn't drink or smoke, his boys are his life,they are loved and taken care of,unlike a lot of parents who chose to spend there benefits on themselves,so please don't judge all single parents, there are good ones out there.

Temporarily overseas wrote:
You can choose your friends but, unfortunately, you can't choose your family and gutterpress is correct in that sausage rolls seem to be the staple diet of some children's lunches i.e. I saw a relative giving a Greggs sausage roll to their grandchild. The whole family is on benefits and the relative parades around Darwen on a mobility scooter and has a motability car even though they don't need one.

If they are claiming benefits they are not entitled to (i.e . mobility scooter & car) then report them to the Benefit Fraud Hotline 0800 854 440 or write to NBFH PO BOX 224, Preston. PR1 1GP.

I know a Darwen woman who has 6 kids via six different blokes. A classy social workers wet dream/

Please do not tar all single parents with the same brush. I am a single parent who has ALWAYS worked and have gone without myself to give my child the best opportunities in life (on an income which I know for a fact is far less than most people on benefits!). The system seems designed to penalise those who do work (and set their children a good example), whilst rewarding those who rely on the state to support themselves and their children.

clemmie wrote:
Please do not tar all single parents with the same brush. I am a single parent who has ALWAYS worked and have gone without myself to give my child the best opportunities in life (on an income which I know for a fact is far less than most people on benefits!). The system seems designed to penalise those who do work (and set their children a good example), whilst rewarding those who rely on the state to support themselves and their children.

But surely if this was the case then everyone would be on the dole / benefits ? Facts are that there are lots more folk working now (about 2 million more) than compared to 1997.
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In general (ok, there are exceptions) foklk are better off in work than not.

And I forgot to add....most benefits are actually paid to pensioners or those in work (tax credits etc).

Hummm.. Are there really only 12,000 families in Rossendale and Darwen? Be interesting to see more detail on the data and how they define the family units to establish the 100% figure they are making the comparison with

english rose 1 wrote:

clemmie wrote:
Please do not tar all single parents with the same brush. I am a single parent who has ALWAYS worked and have gone without myself to give my child the best opportunities in life (on an income which I know for a fact is far less than most people on benefits!). The system seems designed to penalise those who do work (and set their children a good example), whilst rewarding those who rely on the state to support themselves and their children.

But surely if this was the case then everyone would be on the dole / benefits ? Facts are that there are lots more folk working now (about 2 million more) than compared to 1997.
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In general (ok, there are exceptions) foklk are better off in work than not.

“Facts are that there are lots more folk working now (about 2 million more) than compared to 1997“

That’s interesting English rose 1. Perhaps your able to tell us the reason for that?

Don't hate the players, hate the game.

Tax credits have a lot to answer for.

Thing is, most of the single parents are not single at all, they simply live apart from their partner to maximise benefits.