childcare

The long summer break can prove to be something of a minefield when it comes to arranging childcare

Separated parents braced for tricky conversations over summer holiday childcare

With the long school holidays looming, many families are dreaming about a well-earned break together, maybe soaking up the sun somewhere hot or getting stuck into activities closer to home.

However, for families where the parents have separated, the long summer break can prove to be something of a minefield when it comes to arranging childcare.

Research carried out by legal...

The cost of childcare during the holidays is causing stress

Nine in ten parents cut back on spending to get through half term

Nine in ten (93%) parents are cutting back on spending to get through the October half term, according to Comparethemarket’s latest Household Financial Confidence Tracker . The research also found that the cost of childcare during the holidays is causing stress for the majority of families in the UK. Almost two in three (62%) parents with children at home are stressed about childcare during...

Nearly half of mums have debts from one to 20 thousand pounds

Mums face cost of living crisis already in thousands of pounds of debt

Nearly half [49%] of mums have debts from one to 20 thousand pounds, with one in 10 shouldering debts of over twenty thousand pounds, according to new research from workingmums.co.uk which shows that 90% of mums in work have not had a salary rise in line with inflation*. workingmums.co.uk ’s annual survey lifts the lid on the harsh financial times that mums are trapped in, some with debts of...

 Portrait of worried young woman feeling stressed and desperate asking for help in paying debt

Six financial fears affecting us all right now and how to deal with them

With many of us experiencing income shocks right now, our money worries have, understandably, escalated.

Nearly a third of people in the UK have already seen their household incomes hit by the coronavirus pandemic, consulting company Kantar recently found, while a separate survey from Hargreaves Lansdown revealed a quarter (26%) of people in full-time work are worried about losing...