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Gingerbread appoints new Chief Executive
Posted 26 July 2019
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Read the latest news on Gingerbread’s work and the issues affecting single parent families today.
Gingerbread supports the Trussell Trust’s #5WeeksTooLong campaign
Posted 19 September 2019
As the Trust continues to urge the Government to end the five week wait for Universal Credit (UC), their latest policy report reveals that the longer the new benefits system has been rolled out in...
Gingerbread responds to new research from StepChange
Posted 18 September 2019
At Gingerbread, we know that debt is a big issue for many single parents. Our helpline team takes lots of calls on money issues and we regularly hear of the wide-reaching effects of debt on...
Gingerbread supports Pearson’s My Twist on a Tale writing competition
Posted 12 September 2019
Pearson are encouraging 4-16 year-olds to tear up the rule book and create their own 21st-Century take on classic fairy tales, fables and regional folk stories. Their competition aims to empower children and young people from...
Gingerbread appoints new Chief Executive
Posted 26 July 2019
We are delighted to announce that Victoria Benson has been appointed as Gingerbread’s new Chief Executive Officer. Victoria joins us from Macmillan Cancer Support, one of the UK’s largest charitable organisations, where she was Director of...
Gingerbread Celebrates Volunteers’ Week 2019
Posted 7 June 2019
From making their voices heard in Parliament to providing vital peer support through local groups, Gingerbread volunteers stand at the forefront of some of our most vital services, and stay true to the charity’s ethos...As a single parent herself, Gingerbread’s Chief Executive Officer Victoria Benson knows how vital the support of our volunteers can be. “We really couldn’t exist without volunteers. We’d have no groups, and single parents would lose...
New report shows single parents are being locked out of apprenticeships
Posted 5 March 2019
Single parents are ideal candidates to take up apprenticeships, but Gingerbread’s report, Making Apprenticeships and Traineeships Work for Single Parents, has found substantial evidence of barriers that inhibit them from accessing and progressing in these...
Rosie Ferguson steps down as Gingerbread CEO
Posted 20 February 2019
After two years at Gingerbread, Rosie Ferguson will be stepping down from her role as Chief Executive. Rosie has secured some significant achievements since joining in early 2017 and has led us through a period of...
Launch of Sport and You with Sport England
Posted 4 February 2019
Gingerbread, with the support of Sport England, is working with selected leisure trusts around the country to explore how we can support more single parent families to take part in sport and leisure activities. To get...
Wellbeing of children not negatively affected by being in a single parent family
Posted 2 January 2019
The report looks at the wellbeing of more than 27,800 households with children, understood as ‘life satisfaction,’ ‘feelings about their family’ and ‘the quality of relationships with peers.’ The report finds no evidence that children...
Changes to our services in the North West
Posted 21 December 2018
In February 2018, Gingerbread celebrated 100 years of working for and with single parent families. Things have changed a lot over the decades. With members and campaigners at the heart of everything we do, Gingerbread...