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Single parents more likely to be locked out of work and being plunged into poverty
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mirror.co.ukSingle parents are more likely to be locked out of work and at risk of plunging into poverty than couples with kids, new report warns today.
Research by the charity Gingerbread found that single parents are more likely to have been furloughed (30%) than couple parents (21%) and a greater proportion (46%) worked in hard-hit sectors like hospitality and retail compared to parents in couples (26%).
The report warned that many of the UK’s 1.8 million single parents may face unemployment when the furlough scheme winds up. Victoria Benson, Chief Executive of Gingerbread, said: “When it comes to work, single parents are already in a precarious position and it’s clear that without concerted effort things are set to get worse. “Single parents have
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