Poverty

New Gingerbread research on single parents' incomes, spending, and money management shows that single parents are good at managing their money and keeping track of their budgets - but many still struggle on low incomes, despite spending wisely.

Tax breaks for married parents would not be the best way to tackle child poverty

Research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows that spending money on a transferable income tax allowance for parents with young children will have less effect on child poverty than increasing working tax credit for couples with young children, which in turn has less effect than increasing the value of the child element of the child tax credit.

Pre Budget Report means Government will miss 2010 child poverty target

September 2009 - Find out what is happening to single parents in the recession.

Budget 2009: Gingerbread disappointed after calling for Budget money to tackle child poverty

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