Next Steps is an exciting new project funded by City Bridge Trust that Gingerbread is rolling out in London, until March 2025. The project is running in Camden and Islington right now and next year we...

by Victoria Benson, CEO of Gingerbread We are experiencing the biggest cost-of-living shock since the 1970s. For any household, the costs of housing, food and fuel are big, but for single parents they are huge. So far,...

New data exposes the devasting impact of the cost-of-living crisis on single parent families. Worryingly, it also reveals things are set to get worse for many of the UK’s nearly two million single parent households...

by Laura Dewar Policy and Research Lead Gingerbread today published the interim findings of The Single Parent Employment Challenge research report, looking at job loss and job seeking for single parents after the pandemic. The interim report...

by Ceri Smith, Head of Policy and Campaigns The National Audit Office (NAO) has today published a landmark report into the Child Maintenance Service. It paints a stark picture of how the CMS simply isn’t working...

The National Audit Office (NAO) have today published a report highlighting that, in spite of government reform, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is falling short of delivering the support that families need. The NAO report found...

The cost-of-living crisis is biting for households across the UK. Soaring food and fuel costs, coupled with scant help from this Government, are a reality that’s hard to bear for many on low incomes. It’s...

Single parents in Camden may be able to access funding to help with rising living costs and energy bills. Part of a government scheme to help those experiencing severe hardship, the Household Support Fund could offer...