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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.
Centenary report shows more single parents working, yet poverty still rising
Posted 21 February 2018
Our new report, One in four: single parent families in the UK, has been released to mark 100 years of Gingerbread’s work. In the centenary report, we profile single parents in the UK today and how...
Shortlist announced for the ‘One in Four’ new writer competition
Posted 7 February 2018
We received hundreds of submissions, and yesterday, announced the shortlisted entries. The shortlisted entries will be judged by a panel, and one will be selected as a winner and receive a publishing contract with Trapeze...
Gingerbread talks to BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour
Posted 1 February 2018
In 1918 The National Council for the Unmarried Mother and her Child was created and now in 2018, under the name Gingerbread, we still provide support for single parent families in England and Wales. To celebrate...
Gingerbread welcomes new trustees
Posted 10 January 2018
We are delighted to announce the appointment of five new trustees to further strengthen our board and help shape Gingerbread’s work as it enters its centenary year. Our board of trustees is vital to the success of...
Budget announcements on Universal Credit welcome but not enough to make work pay
Posted 22 November 2017
The Government’s second budget of the year has made welcome and long-needed changes. But it has failed to reverse harsh cuts that are falling on the very families it has promised to support. Responding to the...
Universal Credit job seeking requirements risk pushing single parents with young children into poverty
Posted 1 November 2017
165,000 single parents of pre-school aged children are at increased risk of poverty and debt as a result of new work search conditions placed on them under Universal Credit, finds new research published by Gingerbread...
Gingerbread launches new website
Posted 20 October 2017
We are excited to launch a new website that will help the organisation better support single parents and get their voices heard. Responding to feedback from our users, the new website is now mobile-friendly and easier...
Government is failing to live up to its promises on universal credit
Posted 18 October 2017
In response to the debate on Universal Credit held today, Rosie Ferguson, Chief Executive at Gingerbread, comments: “Rather than taking action to help families, the government seems content to tinker round the edges of Universal Credit....
Office space available in Kentish Town
Posted 1 September 2017
Gingerbread are looking to find co-renters for their current office space We’re looking for a tenant to share our offices, ideally a non-profit organisation. Around 2,000 – 2,500sq ft of our lovely warehouse offices in Kentish...
More babies and toddlers unlawfully affected by benefit cap than ever before
Posted 3 August 2017
Analysis of new benefit cap figures shows that most vulnerable single parents are still being affected The number of babies and toddlers affected by the government’s benefit cap policy continues to rise – despite a high...