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New Gingerbread report finds single parents with pre-school children in London face distinct challenges to job-seeking under Universal Credit
Posted 29 September 2020
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Read the latest news on Gingerbread’s work and the issues affecting single parent families today.
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...
Changes to our services in Wales
Posted 14 November 2018
In February 2018, we celebrated 100 years of working for and with single parent families. Things have changed a lot over the decades, but our values have remained consistent. With members and campaigners at the...
Gingerbread responds to Budget 2018
Posted 29 October 2018
Responding to today’s Budget, Rosie Ferguson, CEO of Gingerbread said: “Single parents like Mischa, Lisa and Elaine are starting to be heard. Gingerbread welcomes the investment into the work allowance and protection for people moving to Universal...
Gingerbread calls for the Chancellor to support single parent families
Posted 23 October 2018
“It’s hit and miss what you get on Universal Credit” Lisa has been plunged into debt with the move to Universal Credit (UC); she is paying back an advance payment of £45 a month and now...
Gingerbread receives cross-party commendation at PMQs
Posted 27 September 2018
We were glad to hear both the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition recognising our “excellent service” at Prime Minister’s Questions earlier in September. It’s not every week that the Prime Minister and Leader of...
Government U-turn on child maintenance avoidance is “welcome but not enough”
Posted 12 July 2018
The government’s new child maintenance strategy shows it is listening to the concerns raised by Gingerbread and single parents,[1] but still leaves question marks as to whether the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is fit for...Notes [1] Gingerbread’s response to the DWP’s consultation. [2] Child maintenance avoidance describes when a paying parent minimises their declared income, which is used to calculate maintenance owed, thereby paying far less than they can afford. [3] Parents...
Gingerbread invites digital partner to tender for new project
Posted 3 July 2018
Working directly with single parents, Scraping and Saving will translate research on savings motivations and behaviour into practical solutions by: Exploring the needs of single parent families receiving Universal Credit Providing training and advice to help families...
New findings on Universal Credit
Posted 16 May 2018
Gingerbread has been working with single parent families to understand the experience and reality of Universal Credit (UC) as it continues to be rolled out. We outline progress against the Government’s objectives to: make work pay personalise support simplify...
Unfair benefit sanctions push single parents further away from employment
Posted 17 April 2018
Unfair benefit sanctions can result in single parents being less likely to find employment and take a severe financial and emotional toll on single parents and their children, with the situation set to worsen under...Unhelpful and unfair? also shows the first signs that Universal Credit risks making this situation worse, as more single parents – including those with very young children and those who are in work – are...