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Gingerbread supports legal action against the DWP to address critical failings of the Child Maintenance Service
Posted 24 June 2020
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Read the latest news on Gingerbread’s work and the issues affecting single parent families today.
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...
Benefit cap court judgment means “more misery” for single parents with babies and toddlers
Posted 15 March 2018
Today, the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the government concluding that the benefit cap is not discriminating against single parents with children aged under two.[1] Laura Dewar, Policy Officer at Gingerbread, comments: “Gingerbread is bitterly...
BBC Radio 4 appeal with Robert Peston
Posted 25 February 2018
As well as being an experienced journalist, writer and presenter, Robert is a supporter of Gingerbread and a single parent himself. After losing his wife to cancer, Robert became a single parent to his son and...This year, Gingerbread turns 100. We’ve fought for a century to support single parents and their children and while great progress has been made, there is still more work to do. Single parent employment is at...How to listen to the appeal The appeal will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Sunday 25 February at 7.55am. Listen live to Radio 4. The appeal will then air again on Sunday 25 February at...