Thousands of single mothers in Cyprus are facing serious financial problems according to a survey that was conducted more than three years ago but has been essentially shelved since then, as recently discussed in the parliamentary human rights committee, with authorities doing nothing to utilise its findings as a means of taking urgent action.Seven out of ten single parents, more than 70% being women, are actually on the cusp of not being able to survive all the additional bills, raising the children, producing income and servicing the debt that has been passed on by their former spouse. More than half are on or under the poverty line and facing social exclusion, while one in three have lost their employment following the divorce.The survey on \u2018The Financial Repercussions of Divorce\u2019, conducted by the Ypatia Equality Foundation for the Justice Ministry in 2020 has not been put to use as a tool of allieviating the situation, in spite of the fact that the Republic submitted the paper as data to the United Nations. MPs have asked involved ministries to respond in writing on how they intend to utilise the survey.\u2018I am having great difficulty in daily living, with a lack of basic nutrition needs, clothing children, basic furnishings, such as beds for the children and a kitchen table, with running bills, school needs and rent tough to deal with\u2019, a divorced low wage mother said.Only six out of ten divorced women have a full time job with more than 30 percent remaining unemployed as single parents. It was established by the survey that family and friends offer more to the needs of divorced women than relevant social protection services do.One in two divorcees are living under the poverty line with their income at just 10 thousand a year, while almost 60% of divorced women face daily practical issues at work, with negative repercussions for their career, with many forced to leave their jobs as they simply cannot balance work with child care following their life changing situation.More than half of male divorcees faced housing issues as they lost the family home, but almost 7 out of ten single mums are finding it difficult to keep up with the house mortgage payments. Eight out of ten limit their social lives to the bare essentials, only attending children\u2019s functions.50% of both male and female divorcees, mostly with children, agree that the court should take into account the reasons why debt was taken up or accumulated and share amongst the former couple accordingly. The most serious problem lies with single mothers inheriting massive loans which they have to pay on their own.Financial struggles of single mothers. single mothers, financial problems, divorce<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A survey conducted more than three years ago by the Ypatia Equality Foundation for the Justice Ministry in Cyprus, titled \u2018The Financial Repercussions of Divorce\u2019, revealed significant financial difficulties faced by single mothers in Cyprus. Key findings from the survey include:<\/p>\n
– Approximately 70% of single parents, predominantly women, are struggling to manage additional bills, raise children, generate income, and service debt inherited from their former spouses.
\n– Over 50% of single parents live at or below the poverty line, facing social exclusion.
\n– One in three single parents lost their employment following divorce.
\n– Despite the survey’s findings being submitted to the United Nations, it has not been utilized by authorities to improve the situation.
\n– Only 60% of divorced women are employed full-time, with more than 30% of single parents being unemployed.
\n– Family and friends provide more support to divorced women than social protection services.
\n– One in two divorcees live under the poverty line, with an annual income of around 10,000 euros.
\n– Nearly 60% of divorced women encounter daily practical issues at work, negatively affecting their careers, with many forced to leave their jobs due to the inability to balance work and childcare.
\n– More than half of male divorcees face housing issues, losing the family home, while nearly 70% of single mothers struggle with house mortgage payments.
\n– Eight out of ten single mothers limit their social lives to essential activities related to their children.
\n– 50% of divorcees, both male and female, believe that courts should consider the reasons for debt accumulation during the division of debt between former spouses, highlighting the issue of single mothers inheriting significant loans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[797,932,3,898,1227,27,1231,115,28,582,148,387,323,433,1228,1229,1230,114,1100],"class_list":["post-3667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-careers","tag-court","tag-cyprus","tag-debt","tag-divorce","tag-employment","tag-financial-problems","tag-human-rights","tag-jobs","tag-justice","tag-local","tag-lost","tag-poverty","tag-school","tag-single-mothers","tag-survey","tag-survival","tag-top-news","tag-women"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n