According to the Office for National Statistics, 53% of births are to married parents. However this total figure conceals a dramatic variation in the prevalence

Over the past 35 years, nearly two million more children have been born into families that are breaking down as a result of the trend

Latest research from Marriage Foundation, a think tank dedicated to building stronger families, has found that the recipe for relationship success lies in making the

Overall, two thirds of women who get married and have children remain with the father for life. Among women who never marry, just one in

Latest data shows the UK has the highest rate of family breakdown in Western Europe. Figures calculated by Eurostat, the EU’s primary statistics body, and

Research from The Marriage Foundation reveals that 47 per cent of women and 48 per cent of men aged twenty will never marry. The report

ONS divorce data published today appears to show that divorce rates have fluctuated up and down over the past twenty years. However this “year of

Despite accounting for only one in five parents, unmarried couples are set to overtake married couples as the main source of family breakdown by the

Around a quarter of a million of couples are claiming lone parent benefits, while continuing to reap the benefits of a two-parent household. Over 240,000

A report from the leading think-tank, The Marriage Foundation, explodes the myth about a link between divorce and recession. Relationship charities have previously claimed that

• 45 per cent of young teenagers (aged 13-15 years old) are not living with both parents • Half of all family breakdown takes place

The Marriage Foundation think-tank has produced a report revealing that second marriages are more stable than first marriages, challenging the widely held belief that couples