The implications of welfare reform for single parent families in their transition to paid work

这项研究将侧重于福利改革的实施和影响，从而阐明其政策和实践意义。这些发现将：为单亲父母提供重返工作经验的洞察力；使社会福利机构能够设计计划和服务，以满足单亲父母不断变化的需求；为福利政策审查和发展提供数据；并为正在进行的辩论贡献理论和证据基础，例如结合多种角色(例如工作和育儿)对单亲父母的影响，以及自愿和强制性工作福利计划的影响。

The study will clarify the policy and practice implications of welfare reform by focussing on its implementation and impacts. These findings will: provide single parents with insight into the experience of returning to work; enable social welfare agencies to design programs and services to meet the changing needs of single parents; provide data for welfare policy review and development; and contribute to the theory and evidence base for ongoing debates such as the effect of combining multiple roles (for example work and parenting) on single parents and the implications of voluntary versus mandatory welfare to work programs.