Read the latest news and views on Gingerbread’s work and the issues affecting single parent families today.
Posted 15 November 2023
Next week, the Chancellor will announce his Autumn Statement. This is one of the key events in the political calendar, and Gingerbread want to make sure single parents’ voices are heard. On Wednesday 22nd November,...
Posted 13 November 2023
Millions of households will receive further support from the government to ease financial pressures during 2023/2024. This follows the two Cost of Living Payments totaling up to £650 in 2022. The first 2023 payment of...
Posted 9 November 2023
Gingerbread members in London enjoyed a day of theatre and fun in the heart of the capital over half term. Over 50 parents and children spent the day at Banqueting House in Whitehall. They were taking...
Posted 8 November 2023
Today we published an open letter to the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt. We expressed our grave concerns about the introduction of stricter conditionality requirements for Universal Credit claimants with lead care*. The letter was signed by...
Posted 26 October 2023
On Wednesday this week, the government announced stricter requirements on ‘conditionality’. These requirements will affect parents on Universal Credit with children aged 3-12. This is a change we have been opposing since the government announced...
Posted 7 September 2023
Gingerbread are proud to be a founding member of the Early Education and Childcare Coalition . The coalition officially launches today, and brings together parents, charities and businesses. Together, they’re calling for a renewed focus...
Posted 25 August 2023
Our charity partner amicable has produced a useful blog on how to to talk to your child school after a separation. Separation affects many elements of your life and your child(ren)’s. A crucial part of reducing...
Posted 15 August 2023
We’re pleased to announce that Gingerbread has received permission from the courts to “intervene” in a legal case to challenge the persistent failure of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to take “proper or effective steps”...
Posted 21 July 2023
The Child Support Enforcement Bill has successfully passed through Parliament, strengthening the enforcement powers of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) against non-paying parents. However, with total arrears sitting at £547.9 million, will it effectively tackle...
Posted 19 July 2023
The weather is finally warming up (despite a few rainy days) which means the summer holidays are fast approaching. We know that the six weeks holidays can seem daunting for single parents, so we have...
Posted 21 June 2023
Food costs are soaring, according to statistics released by the Government today. Food inflation was at 18.4% in May 2023, with the biggest price rises for family staples such as eggs, cooking sauces and frozen...
Posted 19 June 2023
Over the next few days, you’ll see some big changes to Gingerbread’s website and social media channels. Why have we changed our brand? The first thing you’ll notice is that Gingerbread’s logo, colours, font and...
Posted 6 June 2023
We are thrilled to announce that author, Neil Boss, is our latest charity partner! Neil is the author of ‘Maybe It’s About Time’, a story of Marcus, who has more money than he needs but whose...
Posted 25 May 2023
Gingerbread is thrilled to join the Children & Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, a growing group of organisations working together to campaign jointly on the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. The Coalition...
Posted 15 May 2023
To celebrate International Day of Families, Kate Daly, co-founder of our charity partner amicable, has produced a blog on changing family dynamics. For most, we can’t control the shape or makeup of our family, particularly after...
Posted 27 April 2023
Gingerbread welcomes new Committee report into issues with the Child Maintenance System and urges the Government to act quickly Gingerbread welcomes today’s Work and Pensions Committee report – Children in Poverty: Child Maintenance Service (CMS). The...
Posted 6 April 2023
To mark the one-year anniversary of no-fault divorce, our partner amicable has put together a reminder of what no-fault divorce is and how you can apply for it. What is a no-fault divorce? After the...
Posted 4 April 2023
Gingerbread, the national charity for single parents, is celebrating after being awarded £400,000 in National Lottery funding over the next two years. We’ll use this funding to scale up our single parent peer support group networks....
Posted 27 March 2023
Millions of UK households will receive £301 directly from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) between 25 April and 17 May. This is the first of three payments totalling up to £900 for those eligible...
Posted 22 March 2023
Whilst Gingerbread welcomes the Universal Credit childcare component increase and upfront payment, there are serious issues with the conditionality components of last week’s Budget that leave us concerned about the way single parents will be...
Posted 21 March 2023
To mark Single Parents’ Day (21st March), Gingerbread, the charity for single parent families, has released a new report and data which shows that: 76% of single parent families are in debt, with half of those...
Posted 15 March 2023
Gingerbread welcomes the expansion of free childcare provision and changes to Universal Credit childcare payments in today’s Budget. These changes will support single parents with young children in returning to, and maintaining, employment. However we...
Posted 12 March 2023
After years of campaigning by Gingerbread, other organisations including Citizen’s Advice and Save the Children, alongside campaigning parents, the Government is making substantial and very welcome changes to the way parents on Universal Credit (UC)...
Posted 25 August 2023
We know that the summer holidays can be a challenging time for single parents but as August draws to a close, we also know that while September and going back to school will be a...
