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
January 12, 2018
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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.
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
Family breakdown is the biggest factor behind the UK’s child mental health crisis, a new Marriage Foundation report has found. More than a third of
New Marriage Foundation data has shown that 25 out of 26 of the Cabinet MPs’ constituencies back marriage as the best family structure to raise children.
The type of neighbourhood you live in has a direct impact on whether you chose to marry, the Marriage Foundation has found. In prosperous areas,
Cohabiting couples now account for over half of family breakdown despite making up only a fifth of parents, a report by Marriage Foundation has found. Previous Marriage
A new survey of 291 mothers reveals that most mothers still tend to take responsibility for the majority of the childcare and domestic chores. More than
New Marriage Foundation research reveals the majority of couples who are unhappy when their first child is born are happy ten years later if they stay together.
Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain stunned the programme’s contemporary audience with her traditional views on family and her pride in her role providing
Marriage Foundation research finds couples who go on occasional date nights have 14 per cent lower odds of their relationship breaking down – but only
Low income parents in Scandinavia are amongst the least likely in Europe to be married, according to new research by Marriage Foundation. Norway, Sweden, Finland
New research by Marriage Foundation shows that marriage significantly improves the self-esteem of teenagers and improves their life chances. In the first ever UK report
Couples who have been married fifty years are over 200 times more likely to become centenarians than get a divorce, new research from Marriage Foundation