NEWS

IN BRIEF

Short news updates from the early years sector and beyond.

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SINGLE PARENT STRUGGLE

49%

of lone- parents families were living in poverty in 2019/20

Almost half (49%) of lone-parent families were living in relative poverty before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, compared to 25% of two-parent families, according to a report by the IFS.


CENTRE CLOSURES

More than 1,000 children's centres have closed in the last decade.

More than 1,000 children’s centres have closed in the last 10 years, according to figures revealed by children and families minister Will Quince.


STAGNANT WAGES

The average income for working families increased by just 0.7% a year in the 15 years before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Resolution thinktank.