Parenting
Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution
Benefit cap puts single mothers like me at risk of homelessness and destitution
As a single mother who works two zero-hour contracts, the benefit cap is a constant worry for Clare Bowen. If she does not meet the earnings threshold to be exempt from the cap, she may not be able to afford rent and her family could face homelessness
Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood
Die, My Love review – an extremely fraught, emotionally intense tale of motherhood
Die, My Love applies a gauzy, dream-like quality to a fraught tale of motherhood
Single-parent families almost four times more likely to be homeless than families with two parents
Single-parent families almost four times more likely to be homeless than families with two parents
Shelter research found there has been a 10% increase in families facing homelessness over the last five years with single-parent families more likely to fall into difficulty
Working parents can now get 30 hours of free childcare. But do the numbers add up?
Working parents can now get 30 hours of free childcare. But do the numbers add up?
I’m a working mum-of-four – ending the two-child benefit cap would be life-changing for us
I’m a working mum-of-four – ending the two-child benefit cap would be life-changing for us
DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’
DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’
Chav Solidarity author D Hunter: ‘My violent childhood left me without role models for parenting’
Chav Solidarity author D Hunter: ‘My violent childhood left me without role models for parenting’
‘We want people to think it could be their kid’: Philip Barantini on incels, rage and new drama Adolescence
‘We want people to think it could be their kid’: Philip Barantini on incels, rage and new drama Adolescence
Why are self-employed dads like me being forced to make an impossible choice?
Why are self-employed dads like me being forced to make an impossible choice?
Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow’
Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow’
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: ‘It wasn’t the easiest thing to be a new mum at 25 making pop music’
Travelling with kids, in-flight tensions and the joy of taking the middle way
Travelling with kids, in-flight tensions and the joy of taking the middle way
Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music
Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music
Mums on hunger strike since Mother’s Day in solidarity with parents who can’t feed their kids
Mums on hunger strike since Mother’s Day in solidarity with parents who can’t feed their kids
Spain is considering giving single parents double parental leave. Will the UK follow suit?
Spain is considering giving single parents double parental leave. Will the UK follow suit?
Two shows about parenting that will make anyone think twice about wanting kids
Two shows about parenting that will make anyone think twice about wanting kids
Louise Pentland: ‘I definitely parent differently because I have lost a parent’
Louise Pentland: ‘I definitely parent differently because I have lost a parent’
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