Lone-Parent Families is the type of families that consists of a mother or a father, with no spouse or common-law partner present, living in a household comprised of one or more dependent children. It can also be where a parent lives with dependent children, either alone or in a larger household, without a spouse or partner. Single parent is a parent who cares for one or more children without physical assistance of another parent in home. This description could be a single parent families with children under age 18 supervised by a parents who is either divorce or widowed and not married, or by a parent who has never married. It is important to survey this group because lone-parent families are on the rise. According to Ward & Belanger, between
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I said group of people because government are govern by group of people that exercises executive authority in a state. The way Canada’s welfare system is structured; it has a huge impact on single parents and their children in many ways and areas. As it is known and ideally how to determine the needs of people in the society, proper and thorough researches need to be carried out before policies or legislation is being put in place. “Very little research has focused on the welfare delivery system” (Cumming, 2011, para. 2). Looking at it from welfare system, provision of benefits has contributed to the oppression of women through legislation, which is based on a traditional role for women; this act reduces the options of women rather than expanding their options. The Canada Assistance Plan (CAP) that was introduced to promote the well being of people have a negative impact in lone-parents because, it is structured in a way that required the “need test,” which then leads to “deserving and undeserving” status (Hick, 2015, p. 34). According to Karsh, at a point in time, the “need test” was eliminated, which then “permitted provinces and territories to put their own barriers to welfare entitlement, such as Ontario’s subsequent work-for-welfare program”. Consequently, more people could be disqualified such as single parents, based on the new criteria set out by the provincial and territorial governments (n.d. p. 46). Government have been involved making social policy that is affecting lone parents; this policy determines who is eligible or not. The policy about this has negative impact on single parents, which has not been addressed
I said group of people because government are govern by group of people that exercises executive authority in a state. The way Canada’s welfare system is structured; it has a huge impact on single parents and their children in many ways and areas. As it is known and ideally how to determine the needs of people in the society, proper and thorough researches need to be carried out before policies or legislation is being put in place. “Very little research has focused on the welfare delivery system” (Cumming, 2011, para. 2). Looking at it from welfare system, provision of benefits has contributed to the oppression of women through legislation, which is based on a traditional role for women; this act reduces the options of women rather than expanding their options. The Canada Assistance Plan (CAP) that was introduced to promote the well being of people have a negative impact in lone-parents because, it is structured in a way that required the “need test,” which then leads to “deserving and undeserving” status (Hick, 2015, p. 34). According to Karsh, at a point in time, the “need test” was eliminated, which then “permitted provinces and territories to put their own barriers to welfare entitlement, such as Ontario’s subsequent work-for-welfare program”. Consequently, more people could be disqualified such as single parents, based on the new criteria set out by the provincial and territorial governments (n.d. p. 46). Government have been involved making social policy that is affecting lone parents; this policy determines who is eligible or not. The policy about this has negative impact on single parents, which has not been addressed