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New report: The Single Parent Debt Trap
Posted 8 February 2021
New report shows single parents more likely to experience problem debt and to live in persistent poverty. Many forced to go without food to make repayments.
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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...
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...