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One Parent Families / Gingerbread
255 Kentish Town Road
London
NW5 2LX
Tel (Lone Parent Helpline): 0800 018 5026
Tel: 020 7428 5400
Fax: 020 7482 4851
Web: www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk
Best time to telephone: Helpline: 9am - 5pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 9am - 8pm Wednesday.
One Parent Families / Gingerbread provides free independent, confidential information and advice, and publications for lone parents on benefits, money, legal rights, work, education and maintenance. The website is linked to a 24-hour helpdesk, and callers can be signposted to other organisations and groups in their local area.
Advice workers are available with advice sessions operating every day. The helpline will let you know the times of the advice sessions. Every caller to the Lone Parent Helpline is treated as an individual and their help is tailored as much as possible to fit their needs.
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