Centre for Population Change
Over There“I’m on my own, it’s so difficult when you’re on your own”
Recently widowed Caroline Roche on being a lone parent carer to Helena, and her fears for the future
#DownSyndrome #Carer #Disability #LoneParents #BeforeWeDie #Mastodaoine
Find out more about the findings from several recent studies by Evandrou, Falkingham, Qin and Vlachantoni, which reveal a widening gap in long-term #care preparedness, the incompatibility of #socialcarecuts with extended #workinglives, and the disproportionate impact on #loneparents and women: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_news/?story_id=716
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The Centre for Population Change (CPC) is a collaboration between the Universities of Southampton, St. Andrews, and Stirling, it is an umbrella organisation bringing together multiple projects investigating population change. These projects are financed through a variety of funders, primarily the Economic and Social Research Council.
Poverty Alliance💔"I felt that I was a ‘drain on the system’ and that I didn’t deserve the help."
Our #research team worked alongside Changing Realities on this briefing, showing how the experience of being on #UniversalCredit badly affects the mental health of #loneparents.
Where’s the Credit?: Single Parents, Universal Credit and Mental Health - The Poverty Alliance
Universal Credit (UC) is harmful to the mental health of claimants and has a particularly detrimental impact on the mental health of lone parents, creating stress, anxiety and financial hardship. This rapid response briefing shares findings from the Changing Realities research programme, which works in partnership with over 100 parents…