‘We provide a vital role with so little support’ – mum calls for financial equity for single parents and carers

Catherine Rossiter is carer to twins and works full-time, she wants targeted tax incentives and Fuel Allowance

IADT lecturer Catherine Rossiter, who cares for her 12-year-old twins. Photo: Frank McGrath

A single parent and full-time lecturer wants targeted tax incentives, higher Child Benefit payments and a dedicated Fuel Allowance to help lone parents with the cost-of-living crisis.

Full-time university lecturer at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Catherine Rossiter cares for her 12-year-old twin daughter and son and manages to balance this with work.

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