Our Research

Understanding family stability and informing the debate about marriage and commitment. 

Dr Harry Benson’s PhD Summary: ‘The Timing of Marriage and Union Dissolution’, our Research Director’s PhD Thesis.

At Marriage Foundation, our research focuses on understanding the realities of family stability and instability: what happens to couples and their children; who stays together; and why some relationships break down. By grounding the public conversation in evidence rather than assumption, our work helps build a clearer understanding of the measurable significance of marriage.

One earner families

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

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Happy Wife Happy Life

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

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Men behaving better

Valentine’s Day is traditionally a date when many couples take the plunge to get engaged. But what does the future hold for couples who get

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Family planning

Couples who plan their first pregnancy have a higher chance of staying together long-term than those who do not, a new study from Marriage Foundation

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Cost of Family Breakdown

Government under pressure to back marriage as cost of family breakdown hits £51 billion Family support minister Kit Malthouse will face questioning today by MPs

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