Single Parents Bear Brunt of Benefits Changes, Charities Warn

Single parents with already stretched finances are bearing the brunt of government changes to benefits, charities have warned, when many are already struggling with huge increases to household bills. Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that single-parent households make up a quarter of the total number of households in England and Wales. Calculations from the charity Gingerbread show that on average, single parents working on the minimum wage will lose just over £200 a year under Universal Credit compared with the current system. Read more on the Observer website.