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We are fighting to create a world where all single parents and their children thrive.

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Find out about how we’re fighting to change the world for single parents through our policy and campaigning work.

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Single parents are amazing people. Show your support for them by fundraising or donating today.

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Our Impact

Your money and support has allowed us to help thousands of single parents

Nearly 800k

single parents access our online information each year
Over 50

volunteer-led groups across England and Wales, offering friendship and support to single parent families

Stories

Read our inspiring, thought-provoking stories written by our single parent community

Zoe’s Story – Finding Strength and Community

We’re excited to support our fundraiser, Zoe, as she takes on the AJ Bell Great South Run in Portsmouth this October. We’re incredibly proud to champion her as she laces up her running shoes to support...

Grace’s Story

In Grandma’s Memory

We’re incredibly proud to support our fundraiser, Grace, as she takes on an independent challenge walking 6.5 miles along the Llangollen Canal on August 1st. Below she shares the heartfelt story of her late grandmother Ellen...

Inspired by Grace’s story? Whether you take part in one of our fundraising events or create your own fundraiser, join #TeamGingerbread and help raise vital funds and awareness for single-parent families.

Jenny’s Story: what happens when cohabiting parents separate

Today’s Woman’s Hour on Radio 4 (14th July) featured a discussion with single parent, Jenny, about how her life has been impacted because she separated from her partner having never married. There is a dangerous lack...

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Government responds to flexible working consultation

17th Sep 2026

Single parents are being locked out of a secure retirement

14th Sep 2026

By Abigail Wood, Chief Executive of Gingerbread This Pensions Awareness Week, we’re shining a light on an issue that can be easy to overlook, the financial future of single parents. At Gingerbread, we support single parents every...

Gingerbread features in BBC Panorama’s investigation of the CMS

18th Aug 2026

Yesterday evening (17th August), Gingerbread’s CEO Abigail Wood, featured in BBC Panorama’s investigation into the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) and the impact it is having on the families who rely on it. You can watch...

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Government responds to flexible working consultation

Single parents are being locked out of a secure retirement

Gingerbread features in BBC Panorama’s investigation of the CMS

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Our Impact

“Each month that the government fails to reform the CMS is another month when children are going without.”

BBC Panorama investigates the CMS

Stories

Zoe’s Story – Finding Strength and Community

Grace’s Story

Jenny’s Story: what happens when cohabiting parents separate

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Latest News & Views

Government responds to flexible working consultation

Single parents are being locked out of a secure retirement

Gingerbread features in BBC Panorama’s investigation of the CMS

Single but not alone

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