The group of women say they want to "challenge the persistent failure" of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS), which is designed to support single parents when families split up. The CMS, which replaced the Child Support Agency in 2018, is for those who are unable to reach an financial agreement with their former partner. According to the charity, the Child Maintenance Service has collected little more than £30million through enforcement actions, less than 10% of what is owed to single parents across the UK. "It simply cannot be right that a government service is responsible for leaving children of single parents in poverty." According to Gingerbread, there are about 1.8million single-parent households and about 90% of single parents are women.

Source: Daily Mirror June 24, 2020 14:41 UTC