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How much does a child cost?
23/08/2017
Can you afford to raise a child on the minimum wage?

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HMRC: Update child details or benefits stop
10/08/2017
You must update details by 31 August

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28,630 babies affected by Benefit Cap
07/08/2017
3,000 in the last three months alone.

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Period poverty: "Many resort to using old fabric"
01/08/2017
Sanitary products can cost £18,000 over a lifetime.

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21st century poverty: “I have £3.87 to my name”
04/07/2017
“I just feel my son deserves so much better than a mum who can’t even provide”

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Family Fund launches sleep support online service
12/09/2016
New online resource tackles sleep deprivation for families raising disabled children.

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40% of parents worried about back to school costs
08/09/2016
New research many parents under stress and struggling.

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Single parent employment at record high
02/09/2016
66.5 per cent are now in work but many are struggling to survive on low pay and insecure work.

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Huge rise in workplace pregnancy discrimination
01/09/2016
Women and Equalities Committee calls for UK women to have more protection.

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Parents skip meals to feed children over summer
25/07/2016
A fifth of parents will skip meals during the summer holidays so their children can eat.

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