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Olympics could provide ‘watershed' for family-friendly workplaces

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

| CYP Now

Employers should use the Olympic Games to accelerate progress towards more family-friendly workplaces, a family charity has urged.

Cameron says parenting classes will instil ‘right values' in next generation

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Friday, May 18, 2012

| CYP Now

The Prime Minister has pledged free parenting classes and relationship support for couples to help "raise the next generation with the right values".

Single parents lack necessary support to find suitable employment

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Single parents on Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA) are not getting the support they need to gain employment, according to research by the Single Parent Action Network.

Pregnant women and new mothers miss out on early intervention support

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Monday, May 14, 2012

| CYP Now

A lack of early intervention services for disadvantaged pregnant women and new mothers risks creating another generation of "troubled families", the charity Family Action has warned.

Charities warn against reduction in maternity leave

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Friday, May 4, 2012

| CYP Now

A coalition of charities is calling on government not to reduce basic maternity leave from six months to 18 weeks, ahead of proposed legislation expected in the Queen's Speech next week.

MPs urge priority on early years to boost university prospects

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

| CYP Now

The drive to establish a fair admissions system to the top universities should start before school age, a group of MPs has reported.

Tax credit changes leave families more than £500 a year worse off

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Thursday, April 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Families with children will lose an average of £511 a year, while more than one million will no longer receive tax credits due to government changes coming into force this week, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

Government announces charity providers for parenting classes

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

| CYP Now

The government's free parenting class pilots will kick off in three areas next month.

Sixty per cent of families report serious conflict in the home

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Monday, March 26, 2012

| CYP Now

Six out of 10 UK families with children experience serious or frequent conflict, according to a survey by 4Children.

Clegg admits flaws in child benefit plans

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Monday, March 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has confirmed that the government is considering altering the detail of its plans to take child benefit away from higher earners.

Energy bills force families to cut back on food and fuel

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Monday, February 20, 2012

| CYP Now

More than 90 per cent of Barnardo's services have supported families with debts owed to their gas or electricity supplier.

Seven in 10 families on financial brink

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

| CYP Now

More than 70 per cent of families are on the edge of financial meltdown, a survey by parenting site Netmums has found.

Government invests 20m in support services for separated parents

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

| CYP Now

The Department for Work and Pensions has allocated 20m to boost support services for separated parents as part of changes to the child maintenance system.

Parents struggle to cope with their children's bad behaviour

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

| CYP Now

Parents are increasingly concerned about children's aggressive behaviour, often leading to feelings of desperation and shame, charity Family Lives has warned.

Charities warn government not to break link between inflation and benefit payments

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Friday, November 18, 2011

| CYP Now

The government has been accused of failing on its own family-friendly test after reports that Chancellor George Osborne is expected to cap the annual benefit increase next April at 4.5 per cent.

Cameron called upon to accelerate reforms for working parents

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Friday, October 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Charity leaders have written to Prime Minister David Cameron demanding that he push forward plans to improve flexible working, amid reports that government plans to improve work environments for parents have stalled.

Family groups awarded 11m to deliver support services

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Friday, October 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Eleven family organisations are to receive a share of 11m from the Department for Education to deliver national online and telephone support services.

Councils involved in parenting class pilot revealed

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Monday, October 17, 2011

| CYP Now

Parenting classes for up to 50,000 parents are to be trialled for two years in three local authorities from next summer.

Duncan Smith slams charity for 'ridiculous' housing benefit legal challenge

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Friday, October 14, 2011

| CYP Now

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has lashed out at a child poverty charity after its legal challenge on the legality of controversial housing benefit cuts failed.

Overstretched support services unable to meet rise in demand

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Rising unemployment, growing substance misuse, neglect and mental health problems are leaving already vulnerable families at breaking point as frontline support services struggle to cope with demand, Action for Children has warned.

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Olympics could provide ‘watershed' for family-friendly workplaces

Cameron says parenting classes will instil ‘right values' in next generation

Single parents lack necessary support to find suitable employment

Pregnant women and new mothers miss out on early intervention support

Charities warn against reduction in maternity leave

MPs urge priority on early years to boost university prospects

Tax credit changes leave families more than £500 a year worse off

Government announces charity providers for parenting classes

Sixty per cent of families report serious conflict in the home

Clegg admits flaws in child benefit plans

Energy bills force families to cut back on food and fuel

Seven in 10 families on financial brink

Government invests 20m in support services for separated parents

Parents struggle to cope with their children's bad behaviour

Charities warn government not to break link between inflation and benefit payments

Cameron called upon to accelerate reforms for working parents

Family groups awarded 11m to deliver support services

Councils involved in parenting class pilot revealed

Duncan Smith slams charity for 'ridiculous' housing benefit legal challenge

Overstretched support services unable to meet rise in demand

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