The benefit cap limits the total amount a household can receive in social security payments. Single-parent families make up the majority of those affected by the cap, accounting for 70% of capped ...

Join #TeamGingerbread and help us raise vital funds and awareness for single-parent families across the UK. Whether you’re up for a bungee jump, a marathon or a fun run with friends, there’s a ...

Earlier this month, the government released its response to the House of Lords Public Services Committee’s Reforming the Child Maintenance Service report, detailing which of the recommendations it ...

Today we published a joint briefing exploring the experiences of victim-survivors of domestic abuse with the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). Developed in collaboration with Surviving Economic Abuse, ...

This report, funded by Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales, shows the impact of Univesrsal Credit (UC) sanctions on single parents. We worked with our partners Himmah and Home-Start Lambeth to ...

Gingerbread is the charity for single parents in England and Wales. We provide expert advice and information so that single parents have the tools to support themselves and their children. And we ...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today published new analysis showing the impact of motherhood on women’s employment and earnings, and the findings are stark. The study, which uses ...

Gingerbread is calling on the government to fix the CMS. Will you join our campaign to ensure that children get the financial support they need? Today we’ve published our new report on the impact of ...

We’re Gingerbread, dedicated to supporting single-parent families and their children to thrive. Single-parent families battle numerous challenges, from an inadequate child maintenance system to high ...

The Child Support Enforcement Bill has successfully passed through Parliament, strengthening the enforcement powers of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) against non-paying parents. However, with ...

A research team at the University of Edinburgh is conducting a ‘Parenting after divorce or separation study’ to explore family life and children’s wellbeing in different post-separation parenting ...

Baroness Sherlock, the Minister responsible for the Child Maintenance Service (CMS), has responded to our open letter, which called for five key principles to guide the forthcoming service ...