Your Voice, Your Vote: ‘Single parents are the forgotten people’ – Walsall mum

Set to retire in 11 years, she expressed concerns about whether or not she will receive a pension that she can live on.

“When you’re single and on your own, you’re really on your own and it has a major impact on mental health, you can’t go out or do anything because you can’t afford it. They aren’t tackling these issues at all.”

Gingerbread, a charity that advocates for single parents, is urging politicians to consider the challenges facing families, including enabling them to find work that matches their skills and have access to a fair and adequate welfare system.

“Children in single-parent households shouldn’t have to go without essentials, due to systemic injustice and inequality. That’s why we’re working hard to ensure that single parents are not forgotten but are a priority for political parties,” the charity said.