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Single mum on universal credit feels ‘penalised’ because she can’t find work around childcare
Childcare

Single mum on universal credit feels ‘penalised’ because she can’t find work around childcare

A 28-year-old on universal credit describes feeling let down now she is a single mother and cannot find work around childcare

Want to work wherever, whenever? Here’s what the new flexible working law means in practice
Flexible working

Want to work wherever, whenever? Here’s what the new flexible working law means in practice

Workers will have the right to request major changes to their working life under the new rules

Free and cheap things to do with kids over the summer holidays
Summer survival guide

Free and cheap things to do with kids over the summer holidays

Check out these free things to do with kids over the summer holidays – there are lots of options out there for your family

How to find a cheap holiday club and get financial support for childcare over the summer holidays
Summer survival guide

How to find a cheap holiday club and get financial support for childcare over the summer holidays

Can I get a school uniform grant? And where to find cheap school uniforms for your children
Summer survival guide

Can I get a school uniform grant? And where to find cheap school uniforms for your children

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Free school meals: Everything you need to know
Free school meals

Free school meals: Everything you need to know

After a lifetime of dogs, my father’s final one was no more
ROBIN INCE

After a lifetime of dogs, my father’s final one was no more

Families are the invisible victims of addiction forgotten by our healthcare system
Addiction

Families are the invisible victims of addiction forgotten by our healthcare system

The best UK music festivals for families 2023
Festival Guide 2023

The best UK music festivals for families 2023

Generations on, making peace with the trauma of my past
Generational trauma

Generations on, making peace with the trauma of my past

Robin Ince: My Dad is gone, but our shared love of books remains
In memoriam

Robin Ince: My Dad is gone, but our shared love of books remains

The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured
review

The Long Form by Kate Briggs: Profoundly ambiguous, wonderfully unstructured

How to get free childcare, tax-free childcare and childcare vouchers to help with Easter holidays costs in 2023
Children

How to get free childcare, tax-free childcare and childcare vouchers to help with Easter holidays costs in 2023

Social mobility Tsar Katharine Birbalsingh blames lack of progress on government chaos
Social mobility

Social mobility Tsar Katharine Birbalsingh blames lack of progress on government chaos

March of the Mummies: Why mums across the UK are protesting in Halloween fancy dress
Childcare crisis

March of the Mummies: Why mums across the UK are protesting in Halloween fancy dress

Children as young as 14 are having to get jobs to provide for their families
Cost of living crisis

Children as young as 14 are having to get jobs to provide for their families

Top 5 picture books with intergenerational relationships, chosen by Patrice Lawrence
Top 5 books

Top 5 picture books with intergenerational relationships, chosen by Patrice Lawrence

Forcing working universal credit claimants to do more hours ‘does nothing to help childcare crisis’
Working parents

Forcing working universal credit claimants to do more hours ‘does nothing to help childcare crisis’

Top 5 books about twins, chosen by LV Matthews
Top 5 books

Top 5 books about twins, chosen by LV Matthews

Tom Kerridge and Marcus Rashford’s cheap and low energy recipe for tortilla pizzas
Summer survival guide

Tom Kerridge and Marcus Rashford’s cheap and low energy recipe for tortilla pizzas

Tom Kerridge and Marcus Rashford’s easy and cheap recipe for rainbow halloumi couscous
Summer survival guide

Tom Kerridge and Marcus Rashford’s easy and cheap recipe for rainbow halloumi couscous

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Jon Ransom’s letter to his 16-year-old self: ‘It’s about to get rough. There’s no way around it’
Books

Jon Ransom’s letter to his 16-year-old self: ‘It’s about to get rough. There’s no way around it’

Tom Kerridge and Marcus Rashford’s cheap and simple recipe for carrot and courgette spaghetti
Summer survival guide

Tom Kerridge and Marcus Rashford’s cheap and simple recipe for carrot and courgette spaghetti

The Queen of Dirt Island review: Almost an affecting novel
Book reviews

The Queen of Dirt Island review: Almost an affecting novel

Tom Kerridge’s top tips for saving money when cooking
Summer survival guide

Tom Kerridge’s top tips for saving money when cooking