The number of people who think smacking, hitting, slapping, or shaking a child is not acceptable has risen to 71% Last year Childline delivered over 700 counselling sessions to children with concerns about physical punishment. Ahead of the general election Read more…
The Office for National Statistics has published the latest family and household statistics. The highlights are: There are 19.5 million families, an increase of just over one million in ten years. One third of young men (aged 20 to 34) Read more…
New government figures show: 6.7 million people are on Universal Credit Three quarters of those are from white ethnic groups The proportion of people who get their Universal Credit, but are not required to work, continues to increase: its now Read more…
When did you last get a pay rise? Last year? The year before? The providers of civil legal aid have not had their fees increased by the government for … wait for it…twenty eight years. Yes that is not a Read more…
A separating family attends a Mediation Information Assessment Meeting (MIAM) for a mediator to assess the issues which need to be resolved They will check if you are eligible for a voucher: if the dispute or application is regarding a Read more…
More than 27,000 separating families have saved money, protected their children and avoided lengthy, expensive and combative courtroom battles, thanks to a £23 million government scheme. The Family Mediation Voucher Scheme provides funding to help families navigate the complexities of Read more…
One in 7 people in the UK need expert advice to deal with the money they owe. So that’s 8 million people who need help paying their mortgage as well as paying their council tax and utility bills. Half of Read more…
The latest divorce statistics for England and Wales are now out. The highlights are: 2022 saw a 29% decrease in divorces compared with the year before. This is the lowest number since 1971. The average length of heterosexual marriages was Read more…
The National Audit Office has published a report on the legal aid system. It found that: The Ministry of Justice can not say how much money was saved in recent reforms The reforms are not providing the level of access Read more…
A new study suggests that women find it harder than men to adjust emotionally to the breakdown of a relationship later in life. The research looked at 200, 000 people aged from 50 to 70 in Finland. While both sexes Read more…