single parents

The experience of single parenthood is more common than typically reported – and children’s wellbeing is not negatively affected by living in single parent households – according to a study led by the University of Sheffield.

People in the poorest third of households have accounted for over half of the increase in employment since the start of the financial crisis, according to new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation.

Benefit sanctions can make single parents less likely to find a job, and take a severe financial and emotional toll on parents and children, says Gingerbread.

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says, “The Government’s big spending commitments for stamp duty giveaways and tax cuts prioritised higher earning households, with little support for people who need it most."