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England and Wales
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The Child Maintenance Service is not working for parents and it is not working for children.
The government have received reports from @Gingerbread and the House of Lords Public Services Committee suggesting improvements - I asked when Ministers would bring those improvements.
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There are around two million single parents in the UK, making up a quarter of all families with dependent children. Single-parent households are almost twice as likely to live in poverty.
So it is essential that the Government takes action to ensure that these families get the support they need to prevent more children from growing up in poverty.
I am calling on the Government, (including through a letter to the Department of Work and Pensions) to bring about much-needed reform to the Child Maintenance System.
@Gingerbread
#Children #SingleParents #Childcare
ALT Steve Darling MPs with other MPs in front of a banner which reads Gingerbread, single parents
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Today is #SingleParentsDay where we celebrate all single parents navigating daily trials and tribulations but doing incredibly rewarding work bringing up the next generation
Big shout out also to @Gingerbread who have done amazing work supporting ever since "Cathy Come Home"
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Last week, it was #SingleParentsDay! It was wonderful to meet with @Gingerbread and recognise the hard work of single parents.
I have joined parliamentary colleagues in writing to the Govt about reform of the child maintenance service, which must work for both parent and child.
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We got so many powerful stories from single parents about their experiences of single parents. This is an extract from Joe's story. Hear more from Joe and others here: bit.ly/45YdHbA
📣 Day 1 of our #SupportNotPunish Week of Action
Listen to Joe as he talks about the problems he’s faced with Universal Credit.
👉Join our campaign for change and stand with single parents by adding your name: orlo.uk/vWsbm
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Major changes announced this week to the Child Maintenance Service - some parents will pay less, others more but will that really make more fathers pay and cut child poverty by 20,000? With @Gingerbread's Sarah Lambert on @Moneybox noon @BBCRadio4
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The delay to the child poverty strategy is v. concerning given how urgently action is needed. But promising news that No10 looking to scrap 2 child limit. Around 50% of those affected are single parents and @Gingerbread we see its abolition as a priority observer.co.uk/news/national…
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Yesterday was #SingleParentsDay and I was proud to wear my @Gingerbread badge.
Having been raised by a single mother after my dad passed away when I was seven, I know that life as a single parent can be challenging, so I wanted to celebrate the amazing job single parents do!
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I was proud to wear the Gingerbread badge at PMQs to mark #SingleParentsDay.
Single parents do an incredible job – juggling work, care, and the pressures of a system that makes life harder, not easier.
They deserve recognition, respect, and real support.
#LoveNuL 🇬🇧🌹
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Proud to wear my @Gingerbread badge in Parliament this week to show my support for single parent families in Horsham and across the country. Single parents do an incredible job, often juggling work and childcare while facing a number of unnecessary barriers. #SingleParentsDay
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Proud to be wearing my @Gingerbread badge to show support for single parents on #SingleParentsDay today.
Life as a single parent can be challenging, today let's take a moment to celebrate single parents and the amazing job they do 🧡
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Fantastic to see so many MPs from all sides of the House wearing their @Gingerbread badges for #SingleParentsDay today. 🧡
Single parents should be celebrated for the amazing job they do - they deserve the best support. We must work to #FixTheCMS for them & for their children.
Happy #SingleParentsDay to all the incredible single parents out there!
Today is a day to celebrate YOU! Being a single parent can have its challenges, but there are so many reasons to be proud of the parenting you're doing!
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Thanks to @PaulKohlerSW19 and other Lib Dems for showing their support for single parents ahead of #SingleParentsDay on Friday by wearing an @Gingerbread badge
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Last week in parliament we debated reform of the Child Maintenance Services. The CMS in its current form fails single parents.
I am an officer of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Single Parent Families which is supported by @Gingerbread and used my intervention to raise awareness of post separation abuse and the impact of the cms on child poverty.
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Led a debate in Parliament on the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). I called on the Government to fix the CMS and support families across the country, including in the constituency. @Gingerbread
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Very pleased with this article that appeared in @thetimes. We worked closely with journalist @rhysblakely developing the story, finding relevant data, arranging interviews and providing a case study from our client @Gingerbread, the single parent charity.
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The Child Maintenance Service is failing too many families, with £682m in unpaid maintenance since 2012. At @Gingerbread’s Parliamentary Reception, I heard directly from single parents who are pushing for urgent reform. Every child deserves proper support.
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Cross party launch of @Gingerbread and @jrf_uk report into child support system failures at APPG for Single Parent Families
Moving testimony from a mother-daughter combo of how after traumatic relationship CMS was retraumatising experience heard by minister
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I have had a number of constituents contact me with issues regarding the CMS, so it was good to meet with the @Gingerbread charity today alongside Shadow Work and Pensions Minister and fellow Mid Bucks constituent, Viscount Younger of Leckie to discuss a reform agenda for the CMS
