Households with a Disability and Lone Parent Families and the impact of Public Debt and Arrears

Aberlour Children’s Charity, One Parent Families Scotland and Trussell joint research report builds on previous public debt research. This report specifically focuses on disability and lone parenthood, individually and in combination. This focus has been taken in response of the UK Government’s recent Pathways to Work Green Paper published on 18 March 2025.  There is an open consultation on the Green Paper that closes on 30 June 2025 that the report aims to inform.  

The report focuses on disability and lone parenthood, individually and in combination, in relation to public debt (or debt to public bodies, such as council tax, rent arrears and even school meal debt), and the breakdown of types and amounts of public debt, held in Citizens Advice Scotland’s data.

Download the full report below or read the briefing paper.