Legal changes will come into effect next year, the impact of which will be significantly felt in everyday life and will help the lives of families, the Single Parent Center wrote.

In their announcement sent to MTI on Monday, they announced that from January, the rules for collecting alimony will become simpler and stricter, and instead of the estranged parent, the state will advance the arrears of alimony up to HUF 50,000. As it was written, currently almost a quarter of children living in single-parent families do not receive the allowance that they are entitled to according to the law.

In addition, the minimum allowance for orphans will more than double, which could mean a monthly increase of HUF 25,000 per child. Thanks to the two new laws, the daily living of 130,000 children will improve, they pointed out.

As they wrote, the Single-Parent Center is able to help more and more single-parent families every year, offering them constantly expanding services and programs.

It was announced that the number of families who received help, services or community increased by more than 10,000 this year. They made it easier for nearly 120 children to start school, 2,550 single-parent children and their parents were provided with a summer vacation, and nearly 80 children's Christmas dreams came true. In 2021, they were able to make everyday life easier for 400 families: they helped those who needed it with more than six tons of durable food and packages of cleaning and hygiene products.

The services of the Single Parent Center have also been expanded, such as legal and psychological counseling, coaching, tutoring, speech therapy services or mediation. They started their group for teenagers to solve the difficulties and conflicts that arise during adolescence. Their group "When it's not just divorce that hurts" provides support to people living in or leaving an abusive relationship. Support communities were created for widows and mothers who were left alone during pregnancy. Their father's group brought together those fathers who take care of their children alone.

In the fall, "Helping Hands" was launched, a charity-based initiative in which handyman single-parent dads voluntarily help single-parent families with minor repairs and installations, and financial coaching was successful, helping single-parents navigate their finances.

It was announced that another Single Parent Center will open in Buda in the spring of 2022.

MTI

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