Half of all children in lone-parent families are in relative poverty

Exclusive: IFS study shows impact of Tory cuts to benefits and cost of living crisis on single mothers 'I'm feeling the squeeze': single mothers on the living costs crisis Half of all children in lone-parent families are now living in relative poverty, according to exclusive research that shows how a decade of austerity-driven cuts to benefits has left single parents among the most exposed to soaring inflation. In the first of a series of reports from the frontline of the cost of living crisis, ...