The government’s punitive measures have made it harder to get out of poverty. And austerity is making it worse.
Tag: Single Parents

The Lone Parent Trap
When Jen Smith’s employer went bust she lost control of a life she had spent 20 years building. It took only a few years for life to unravel. In three years Jen got just four interviews and no job. Soon she had to remortgage the one-bedroom flat she shares with her daughter.