Tag Archive: family

Oct 15

Homeless families and the B&B crisis

Despite guidelines that say bed and breakfast accommodation is no place for children, the number of families having to live in hostels is soaring. Some of the people trapped in them talk about their plight

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Sep 20

Cohabiting couples now as likely to have children as those who are married

Report finds the law has failed to keep up with changing family circumstances

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Sep 17

The housing benefits cap means a wretched life for thousands in B&Bs

Iain Duncan Smith’s welfare reform will leave families already on the lowest housing rung with nowhere to go

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Jul 13

Sure Start can work – don’t let it die

The centres have delivered good outcomes for parents – yes, we need fewer of them, but concentrated in the areas of most need

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Jun 13

UK housing shortage turning under-30s into ‘generation rent’

Study predicts 1 million more youngsters will be ‘marginalised’ as many face up to living with parents well into their 30s

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May 24

A third of parents of disabled children took out loans to buy basics last year

Survey reveals families with disabled children struggling to pay for heating and food, with most saying situation will worsen

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May 14

Tour Ride line-up for 2012 announced with five sportives on offer

Organisers of the Tour of Britain have announced details of this year’s Tour Ride line-up, enabling entrants to the sportives to ride the same roads as the pros in four of the stages that will feature in September’s race – those in Scotland, Wales, East Anglia and Stoke-on-Trent – with a fifth ride also tying …

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