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'How I survive cost of living crisis as single mum and why parents should be honest with kids about bills"
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (495+ words) Lynn runs the Mrs MummyPenny personal finance blog I thought marriage was for life, until it wasn’t. My divorce was finalised in 2020, and I became the sole owner of the family home, taking on an extra chunk of mortgage after…...
Nearly 100,000 kids are missing out on childcare help due to 'cliff edge' rule
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (525+ words) Free childcare hours are available to eligible parents(Image: Getty Images) Up to 99,000 children are missing out on childcare support as working parents are being frozen out due to a “cliff edge” earnings threshold. Eligible working parents can get up…...
Single mum of 4 keep kids entertained and fed all summer for £450
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (716+ words) Charlene Woracker saves £650 throughout the school holidays with meticulous meal planning and making the most of free local activities(Image: Charlene Woracker/SWNS) A single mum-of-four ahs explained how she entertains and feeds her kids throughout the summer holidays for…...
Minister wants free childcare extended to parents on benefits
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (465+ words) The Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, will reportedly push for families on benefits to be given 30 free hours of childcare a week in a speech today The Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, will reportedly give a speech today pushing…...
'Financial guilt made me ask my children's dad to take them full time"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1094+ words) The eye-watering cost of raising children is leaving British families perilously exposed to sudden economic shocks. While parents have long accepted that having children is expensive, just covering the day-to-day costs means they have no spare money to save. For…...
UK's 'worst places' to raise kids with higher crime rates and childcare costs
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (448+ words) While the city had family-friendly attraction is scored low due to its crime rate(Image: Getty Images/LOOK) A study that looking at the most challenging places to raise a child in 2026 has put a northern city at the top…...
‘I gave up my job for 70 hour weeks of unpaid work for my son’
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (666+ words) 46-year-old Stephanie has been caring for her son Gabe since the day he was born, giving up her work and facing recurring burnout as the cost of living continues to rise for her family. The Reigate local shed light on…...
New review into hidden nursery fees after parents charged to access free hours
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (431+ words) Childcare costs remain in the headlines (file image)(Image: SCU/AFU) A new review into hidden nursery fees has been called for by the Education Secretary after some parents complained they were being charged to access free Government-funded hours. The…...
More Brits than ever going away with grandparents - and they babysit
3+ mon, 16+ hour ago (614+ words) More British families are taking their grandparents on holiday than ever, according to new research. The “Gran-ual Leave” trend is reshaping how families travel together, as we increasingly look to get the most out of our time away. The new…...
Reform candidate horrifically claims free childcare will spark nursery abuse
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (545+ words) The comments were made by Martin Roberts, who is one of Reform's candidates in the Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr constituency A Reform UK candidate for the forthcoming Senedd election in Wales has claimed that "abuse in nurseries will skyrocket" if parents…...