By Abigail Wood, Chief Executive of Gingerbread This Pensions Awareness Week, we’re shining a light on an issue that can be easy to overlook, the financial future of single parents. At Gingerbread, we support single parents every...

Yesterday evening (17th August), Gingerbread’s CEO Abigail Wood, featured in BBC Panorama’s investigation into the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) and the impact it is having on the families who rely on it. You can watch...

Gingerbread CEO, Abigail Wood, reflects on the journey Gingerbread has been on over the last 18 months. “When I joined Gingerbread in November 2025, it was clear the organisation had been through a tough year. Earlier...

This week marks Gingerbread’s Week of Action, highlighting our #SupportNotPunish campaign which calls for a fairer Universal Credit (UC) system that supports single parents and their children.   Throughout the #SupportNotPunish campaign, we’ve been calling on...

  Over the past 12 months, we’ve been listening to single parents and learning what support makes the biggest difference. Through our wellbeing workshops, we’ve seen first-hand how valuable it can be to have practical, expert-led sessions...

Today marks one year since the government announced major reforms to the Child Maintenance Service (CMS), including the removal of Direct Pay. But has enough progress been made? Below, we look at five key moments...

From museum visits and Easter celebrations to beach picnics and coffee mornings, Gingerbread groups have been busy creating opportunities for single parents to connect, build friendships and support one another. South Norwood gets off to a...

The latest report from Action for Children and IPPR, Work Isn’t Working, highlights a stark and troubling reality – for a growing number of children, having a parent in work no longer guarantees a life...

In today’s King’s Speech, His Majesty King Charles outlined the government’s legislative priorities for the year ahead but, disappointingly, plans to reform the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) were missing from the agenda. What is the King’s...