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Mummy, I’m Home! One in Five Brits Forced to Move Back into Their Family Home Due to Cost-of-Living Crisis

Capital One UK commissions new research into the financial impact of children returning home and what this means for families during the cost-of-living crisis

● One in five young adults are being forced to move back into their family home, due to the cost-of-living crisis

● This is having a strain on the pockets of parents, with the average parent expecting their energy & food...

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Bereavement benefits extended to unmarried cohabiting parents

Cohabiting parents with dependent children who need support following the death of their partner can apply for bereavement benefits from 9 February 2023.

The government has extended the eligibility criteria for Bereavement Support Payment and Widowed Parent’s Allowance, helping thousands more grieving parents to access this support.

The benefits are designed to help parents with the...

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£3.6 million fund launched for projects to help parents reduce conflict

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is seeking bidders for a slice of its new £3.6 million Challenge Fund to improve parents’ access to conflict support.
  • Bidding process for share of £3.6 million fund to help families where children are exposed to conflict
  • Local authorities, digital firms and expert public, private and voluntary sector organisations invited to bid
  • ...
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Child Maintenance Service to clamp down on domestic abuse

New laws protecting parents who use the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) from abusive ex-partners are due to be introduced following an independent review.
  • New measures to protect survivors from direct contact with abusers
  • Improvements to domestic abuse staff training
  • One-to-one support for survivors to be trialled

Survivors of domestic abuse will be...

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As more people return to work, here are five ways to ensure an easy transition

As more people return to work, here are five ways to ensure an easy transition

FDM Group , whose mission is to bring people and technology together, provides practical advice on how to transition smoothly back to the workforce.

Many individuals are seeking to re-enter the workforce - from retired personnel, parents who left the workforce to bring up children, and former workers who...

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PARENTS URGED TO PLAN FOR CHILDREN’S ‘PINCHPOINT YEARS’

The cost of raising a child from infancy to adulthood could fluctuate by as much as £8,000 year-on-year, totalling almost a quarter of a million at £214,155.16 over the first 21 years .

According to NatWest Premier, there are two distinct life stages, the ‘Twos and Teens’, which represent the biggest financial icebergs for parents.

Children aged between one and three cost parents the...

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GET CLUED UP ON ROAMING CHARGES TO AVOID HOLIDAY HELL THIS HALF TERM 

Families planning to jet off in the half-term break will want to make sure they’re not landed with a hefty roaming bill right before the festive season .

This year has seen the return of roaming fees across many mobile network operators. Travellers are urged to check their phone contract to make sure they won’t receive any unexpected charges for using their device overseas.

While...

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Cost-of-living crisis hits parents’ plans for children’s future

  • 17% of parents forced to change expectations around what they will be able to afford for their kids
  • Cost-of-living squeeze means around half of parents (45%) have had to cut down on non-essential spending on household goods
  • 14% of younger parents have felt the need to cut their workplace pension contributions to manage financially
  • The most common goal
  • ...
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Charity report reveals families raising disabled children are struggling to survive

Stark research findings , released today by national charity Family Fund, show that families raising disabled, or seriously ill, children and young people across the UK now face serious financial jeopardy and are struggling to survive, due to the scale of the cost-of-living crisis.

“The Cost of Caring” covers research with 4,264 families across the UK, with a disabled child, showing that nine...

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Research begins in South West to tackle RSV infections in infants

Health professionals at hospitals and GP practices across the South West will play a vital role in a new respiratory virus study looking into the leading cause of infant hospitalisation.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the leading causes of hospitalisation in all infants worldwide and affects 90% of children before the age of 2. In recent months, there has been a...

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