Five years ago, the UK had the highest rate of family breakdown in Europe. We’re not doing as badly today, but only because of big falls in divorce rates. Alas there’s no sign of a similar improvement among cohabitees...
In the first six years of Marriage Foundation we have focused on establishing the reality of family stability and instability: what actually happens to couples and their children, who stays together and who splits up. This is transforming the debate about marriage which, previously, had been obscured by myths and misconceptions.
This briefing note draws together our most significant findings to date.
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New research by Marriage Foundation shows divorce rates in the first 15 years of marriage are falling across Europe – and the UK is leading …
Using the same method used by Office for National Statistics (ONS) – but adjusting for the significant number of UK couples who marry overseas – …
Despite significant policy efforts to encourage both parents into work, our analysis of new ONS data shows little reduction in one earner families across the …
New analysis of data from up to 13,000 UK families show that a mum’s level of happiness has a direct effect on her children’s mental …
A new report released today by Marriage Foundation, ahead of National Marriage Week (13-19 May), shows that lifetime divorce risk has risen from 28 per …
Our analysis of new Office for National Statistics data suggests that only a little over half of all today’s teenagers will get married, in spite …
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