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We hear hundreds of stories from single parents each year. Read some of these stories here, using our topic filter to help you find stories that are relevant to you.
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Posted 8 February 2021
I had two options: to use the little energy I had to be bitter and seek revenge or to focus on our future, rebuild my life and be happy again. I chose the latter. To...
Posted 23 December 2020
Sherisha is single mum to a nine-year-old and has been a single parent since her daughter was born. She works full-time and volunteers as Gingerbread peer support group coordinator in Worcestershire. Wow – what a year!...
Posted 18 December 2020
Holidays, special occasions and cultural celebrations are an important aspect of family life. Many single parent families will be celebrating the festive season in their own, unique ways. In this post, single parent Yael, who...
Posted 13 November 2020
To everyone celebrating Diwali – especially those from single parent families – Gingerbread and our trustees wish you peace, prosperity, happiness and harmony during this special time. This weekend, millions of Hindu, Sikh and Jain families...
Posted 30 October 2020
Aneita from London is a single mum to her one child, Olivia aged 7. She was born and raised in the east end of London. Aneita works part time as an administrator and is also...
Posted 27 August 2020
Alison is a single parent of two children, a 20 year-old son and a 14 year-old daughter. She works part-time in a café in the North West of England after a career working for housing...
Posted 28 July 2020
Natalie is one of the claimants for our #FixTheCMS legal challenge. Natalie is a single parent and former journalist who has used CMS for her two sons since 2015. She started off getting regular payment...
Posted 22 June 2020
Raf is raising money for Gingerbread through a sponsored skydive. Raised by a single parent and with a single parent sister, he talks about his experiences with single parenting and why the cause is so...
Posted 22 May 2020
Jasmin is a single parent and trustee at Gingerbread. She is passionate about improving the lives of single parents, young people and their families. She is a a former deputy headteacher and also advises on...
Posted 5 May 2020
“Sorry, we can’t help you.” As single parents with abusive ex-partners, this is something we hear again and again. They try every trick in the book – under-declaring their income, dissolving their businesses, hiding assets and...
Posted 29 April 2020
Daniel Betts is a single parent from Basingstoke UK. He runs the website The Breaking Dad and the Instagram account @the_breaking_dad, documenting his journey through single parenthood. Alone. For single parents across the UK, that’s the reality...
