Press coverage
We make it a priority to champion the voices and needs of single parents in the media. Here are some highlights from our recent press coverage.
2019 press highlights
October – December
The Independent ‘We’re only an accident away from having nothing’: How Monzo and HSBC’s new overdraft charges could harm British families
Yahoo International Men’s Day 2019: the shocking statistics you need to know
The Mirror Boris Johnson brands working class men ‘drunk, criminal and feckless’ in vile sneers
Yahoo Food-bank users have average of £7.10 a day to live on, research shows
The Independent Almost a fifth of parents forced into quitting their jobs due to ‘punitive’ childcare costs, study finds
Huffington Post Struggling Single Parents Forced To Turn To Food Banks To Combat Hunger
The Independent Single parents like me have it hard enough in austerity Britain without the stigma and ageism
July – September
ITV Labour would scrap ‘unmitigated disaster’ of Universal Credit
The Mirror Labour confirm they’ll scrap Universal Credit with £3bn rescue plan for the poor
BBC School holiday hunger: Parents ‘living on cereal’, says MP
Financial Times Charities slam FCA for failing to end the ‘debt trap’
The Mirror Families demand end to school holiday rip-offs as breaks cost 81% MORE
April – June
The Herald SNP MP Marion Fellows asks Theresa May to crack down on parents who dodge child maintenance
The Guardian How we live together
The Daily Telegraph Why do single dads face so much casual sexism when they travel?
The Mirror Mum owed £91,000 in child maintenance reveals reality of ‘unfit’ DWP scheme
Financial Times Lone parents face a challenge to stay in work
Daily Record Families are being pushed into poverty as they lose £200 weekly
Birmingham Mail The THOUSANDS of Birmingham benefits cap households losing HUNDREDS a week
The Guardian WLTM other lonely mothers ? Could a friendship app transform the lives of single parents?
January – March
Refinery29 I Was A Single Mum At 24 With 3 Kids, Now I Work In TV. Here’s How I Did It
Refinery29 The No Bulls**t Guide To Your First Few Months As A Single Mum
Huffington Post UK I’m A Single Mother Of Four, And The Benefit Cap Is Pushing Us Deeper Into Poverty
Refinery29 To All The Single Mothers Out There: You Are NOT Alone
Huffington Post UK The Hard Work Of Single Parents Recognised On Single Parents’ Day
Huffington Post UK ”It’s Like Daddy Daycare”: Meet The Young Black Dads Flying The Flag For Fatherhood
Mirror.co.uk Calls to scrap ”outdated” single holiday supplements that rip off lone travellers
New Statesman The A to Z of Universal Credit
2018 press highlights
October – December
iNews “Flawed Universal Credit left me with £8.89 to live on – now I’m taking the Government to court”
FT.com How universal credit’s ”minefield” of rules discourages work
Metro.co.uk I’m a single mum waiting for Universal Credit. The last time I was this scared I was in labour
Metro.co.uk Nothing prepares you for the loneliness of being a single mother by sperm donor
Mirror.co.uk Universal Credit hits women hardest as single mums lose thousands every year
Third Force News Charities put the record straight on Universal Credit `support’
New Statesman Why are we surprised Universal Credit hurts women? That was the plan, after all
Metro.co.uk Without fundamental reform, Universal Credit will put single parents at risk of poverty
BBC GCSE book pulled after stereotyping Caribbean dads as ”largely absent”
The Guardian.com GCSE textbook condemned for racist Caribbean stereotypes
iNews Low-income families set to lose £200 a month in Universal Credit changeover
July – September
Huffington Post UK Universal Credit `Costs Self-Employed Thousands Every Year”
iNews Universal Credit could `cost the self-employed thousands of pounds every year”
The Guardian.com Universal credit `costs the self-employed thousands of pounds a year”
Mirror.co.uk Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May explode with anger as Labour leader blasts ”outrageous” Universal Credit
The Guardian.com PMQs verdict: Corbyn nails it with focus on universal credit
Metro.co.uk The benefit cap is too harsh on single parents and nearly left us homeless
Mirror.co.uk Holiday firms charging single-parent families up to a third more per person than couples with a kid
Huffington Post UK Cheryl And Liam Split: How To Manage A Break-Up When You Have A Baby Or Young Children
April – June
New Statesman The car crash of Universal Credit is an omen for Brexit
The Pool Finally, a Father’s Day card for single mums
The Independent Single parents pay more to go on holiday than two-parent families, according to research
The Guardian.com Single parents still paying more for holidays says new research
The Independent Father’s Day cards for single mums are being sold and people love it
Metro.co.uk Paperchase is selling Father’s Day cards for single mums
New Statesman “It’s not old men doing the job anymore”: meet the single parent MPs transforming Westminster
Huffington Post UK Single Parents More Likely To Suffer ”Unfair” Benefit Sanctions, Research Finds