Gingerbread campaign for single parents to get work
Charity Gingerbread has today launched its 'Make it work for single parents' campaign, aiming to make the world of work more accessible to lone parents.
There are 2 million single parents in the UK of whom 41% are not in work, and they look after 3 million children.
Gingerbread cites barriers including a lack of afforable childcare, few flexible jobs that allow single parents to tend to their children's needs, and a lack of support and training keeping single parents out of the workforce.
The campaign's 'Make it work' task list aims to:
