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Income
35% of single parents lost 20% or more of their income
A salary of £21,000
- 20%
= £4,200 lost
12.7% of single parents had to borrow money
65.4% of single parents had to reduce their spending
Single parents' time
Single parents spent more time on housework than multiple adult households. However, regardless of household type mothers spent more time on housework than fathers
The childrens' time
With schools closed, parents spent up to 120 hours more a month with their children.
That's enough time to watch 80 movies...
...or it's like having a half term holiday every month!
How many online lessons did children have per day?
Parent and child relationships
Even with that increased time spent together, single parents were less likely to report quarrelling with their children
27%
of single parents reported quarrelling
45.3%
of two parent families reported quarrelling
Check out our previous study of children's happiness here.
The extended family
Grandparents and the children
65.8%
of grandparents still met up with their grandchildren during lockdown
10% of those grandparents met up 2-3 days a week
4.4% of those grandparents met up 4-7 days a week
Summary
Single adults
35% of single parents lost over 20% of their income
Single parents spent up to 120 hours more with their children per month
Single parents quarrelled less with their children compared to multiple parent families
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