Four single mothers have told the government they are seeking a judicial review into unpaid child maintenance. The women said they wanted to “challenge the persistent failure” of the Child Maintenance Service. Latest figures show £354m...
UK society regressing back to 1950s for many women, warn experts
The coronavirus pandemic is threatening to derail women’s careers and take UK society back to a 1950s style of living, experts have warned, as research showed the proportion of mothers responsible for 90 to 100% of childcare increased from 27% to...
Inequality will worsen unless ministers act, says thinktank
Britain risks entrenching deep class, ethnic, gender, educational, generational and geographical divides unless the government acts to tackle inequality, a leading thinktank has said. A report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies said the Covid...
Girls at risk of child marriage as half of local authorities fail to keep records
Girls at risk of child marriage are falling under the radar of authorities in England and Wales because of a lack of record-keeping by more than half of the departments responsible for children’s social care, a charity has warned. IKWRO women’s...
Coronavirus: Better-off children ‘studying more than poorer pupils’
Children from wealthier families are spending more time each day studying in the coronavirus lockdown compared with the poorest, according to new research. A survey of families in England suggests better-off children will have studied for around...
Food banks’ stark warning to government: we can’t do this alone
Food banks will be unable to keep pace with spiralling demand for emergency food parcels from the growing numbers of low-income families struggling with coronavirus-related economic hardship, the UK’s largest food bank network has warned. The...
