{"id":53007,"date":"2019-12-12T13:11:05","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T13:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=53007"},"modified":"2020-11-27T19:33:37","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T19:33:37","slug":"poverty-too-bad-to-stay-too-poor-to-leave-single-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2019\/12\/12\/poverty-too-bad-to-stay-too-poor-to-leave-single-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"#InPoverty: Too bad to stay, too poor to leave? The price of being a single mother"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For many women, becoming a single parent is incredibly painful. What happens when this choice means facing poverty?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"635\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPovertyMAIN_BIg_EG.jpg\" alt=\"Abusive relationships can be a key reason mums fall into poverty\" class=\"wp-image-53022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPovertyMAIN_BIg_EG.jpg 980w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPovertyMAIN_BIg_EG-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPovertyMAIN_BIg_EG-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPovertyMAIN_BIg_EG.jpg\" alt=\"Abusive relationships can be a key reason mums fall into poverty\" class=\"wp-image-53022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPovertyMAIN_BIg_EG.jpg 980w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPovertyMAIN_BIg_EG-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/InPovertyMAIN_BIg_EG-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Mums often face an uphill battle to stay financially stable after becoming single (image:Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Having to use a food bank. Being unable to pay the mortgage. Coping with unaffordable childcare. Living on next to nothing while waiting for benefits to be assessed. Piecing back finances after economic abuse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do all these people have in common? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the experiences of mothers facing poverty after leaving a relationship &#8211; and who continue, often for years, to struggle to survive financially. For many women, especially those in abusive relationships, finding independence is already challenging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what happens when poverty is added to the pressures of single parenting?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parenting in poverty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of households that are in material deprivation in Wales, single parents make up the biggest demographic. A staggering <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/gov.wales\/sites\/default\/files\/statistics-and-research\/2019-02\/national-survey-wales-2017-18-poverty-deprivation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">49%<\/a> of single parents are materially deprived. Around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gingerbread.org.uk\/what-we-do\/media-centre\/single-parents-facts-figures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">90%<\/a> of all single parents are women, and they often bear the brunt of financial hardship post-separation.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-7IBIqp3K9fuwkLfT1gPm1oMRoDx3LaRqIhFVe2KnNqgdJ_SPljr2FmstgqLNYJDjZ7s5JPn25ZC7TI7q1HjHobaLepbdPAk6lz2L2t-t5LEcfq3UtxQ2zjk_unN-hK7UDIk-HRe\" alt=\"poverty and deprivation\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-7IBIqp3K9fuwkLfT1gPm1oMRoDx3LaRqIhFVe2KnNqgdJ_SPljr2FmstgqLNYJDjZ7s5JPn25ZC7TI7q1HjHobaLepbdPAk6lz2L2t-t5LEcfq3UtxQ2zjk_unN-hK7UDIk-HRe\" alt=\"poverty and deprivation\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><br>Source: National Survey for Wales 2017-18 Poverty and Deprivation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Of these hardships, securing adequate housing is often the most difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Housing headaches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Steffan Evans is the policy and research officer at the Bevan Foundation, a Welsh independent thinktank that researches poverty, injustice and inequality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steffan says that housing costs don\u2019t always reflect the characteristics of the property. \u201cIf you rent a two-bedroom property, the cost of living there is the same whether you are a single parent or if you live as a couple. So that puts extra pressure on women in that situation,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/HandFINAL_Inpoverty_EG.jpg\" alt=\"lack of affordable housing can push people into poverty\" class=\"wp-image-53023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/HandFINAL_Inpoverty_EG.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/HandFINAL_Inpoverty_EG-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/HandFINAL_Inpoverty_EG-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/HandFINAL_Inpoverty_EG-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/HandFINAL_Inpoverty_EG-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/HandFINAL_Inpoverty_EG.jpg\" alt=\"lack of affordable housing can push people into poverty\" class=\"wp-image-53023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/HandFINAL_Inpoverty_EG.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/HandFINAL_Inpoverty_EG-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/HandFINAL_Inpoverty_EG-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/HandFINAL_Inpoverty_EG-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/HandFINAL_Inpoverty_EG-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Housing costs have soared in recent years &#8211; and many single mums can\u2019t keep up (image:Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Women are more likely to be in low-paid and part-time work, making it even harder for them to afford rental prices on many properties, says Steffan &#8211; a problem highlighted in more affluent areas such as Cardiff.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bevan Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bevanfoundation.org\/news\/2019\/11\/new-state-of-wales-briefing-out-now-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">found<\/a> that rent on a two-bedroom privately-owned property in Cardiff accounted for more than half the gross weekly earnings of low-paid workers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Social rents were slightly less costly at one-third of earnings. But social housing waiting lists are often long; over 10,000 people are currently on the waiting list in Cardiff, and the list receives around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiffhousing.co.uk\/index.php?section=accommodation&amp;option=council_and_rsl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">700<\/a> new applications each month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Constant financial anxiety<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Staying in a mortgaged property is not always a guarantee of financial stability.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucy Green, 47, who runs her own cleaning business in Carmarthen, struggled after she asked her abusive partner to leave.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe day he left, he literally walked out of the door and said he wasn\u2019t providing any income for me and our daughter. He stopped every direct debit on that day,\u201d she says. Lucy was unable to access benefit payments because she did not work the required 16 hours, and part-time work combined with maternity leave had left her without enough National Insurance contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In desperation, she visited Women\u2019s Aid, the national charity supporting women who are victims of abuse and domestic violence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They gave her a counselling session and an emergency food parcel which helped her to focus on finding more working hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/Inpoverty_inwork_unsplash1.jpg\" alt=\"in-work poverty can add to single mother pressures\" class=\"wp-image-53010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/Inpoverty_inwork_unsplash1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/Inpoverty_inwork_unsplash1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/Inpoverty_inwork_unsplash1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/Inpoverty_inwork_unsplash1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/Inpoverty_inwork_unsplash1-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/Inpoverty_inwork_unsplash1.jpg\" alt=\"in-work poverty can add to single mother pressures\" class=\"wp-image-53010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/Inpoverty_inwork_unsplash1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/Inpoverty_inwork_unsplash1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/Inpoverty_inwork_unsplash1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/Inpoverty_inwork_unsplash1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2019\/12\/Inpoverty_inwork_unsplash1-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Work hard and get ahead? Or work hard and still come out with less? (image:Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a similar situation for Emma Gibson, 36, from Newbridge. After she left her ex she had to rely on family support to survive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI had nothing for two months while I looked for work, and waited for Universal Credit to kick in,\u201d she says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though she now has employment she feels constant financial anxiety. She explains, \u201cI work part-time, and I never know from one month to the next what I will be earning. I try and save money every month just in case, but I have to watch every penny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fear of financial implications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For women in abusive relationships, financial difficulties can be magnified. A 2019 Women\u2019s Aid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Economics-of-Abuse-Report-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">report<\/a> found that the fear of the financial implications of leaving made some women stay in abusive relationships for longer than they would have done if they had had financial independence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophie Weeks, media &amp; external relations officer, Welsh Women\u2019s Aid, says, \u201ceconomic abuse can create many barriers to a woman leaving a relationship &#8211; if a victim is economically dependent on the perpetrator, it may restrict her ability to leave safely.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"#InPoverty: Economic abuse\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y5fY6blX5JM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"#InPoverty: Economic abuse\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y5fY6blX5JM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><figcaption>Find out more about what economic abuse is and how to get help in Wales.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.welshwomensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Brexit-and-VAWG-briefing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">concerns<\/a> about a post-Brexit landscape for women in <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/no-logo-home\/combat-gender-violence-with-un-womens-movement-organetheworld\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"abusive (opens in a new tab)\">abusive<\/a> relationships.&nbsp; Welsh Women\u2019s Aid is concerned about the potential impact of Brexit on women who are survivors of violence in Wales.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They say that an increase in the cost of living after Brexit is likely to lead to \u201creduced financial capacity for survivors to leave an abusive partner as well as impacting on their ability to move on and build a life free from abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For researchers such as Steffan, policy changes could ease the burden. \u201cUniversal Credit is paid to a household and the evidence is that men predominantly tend to have control over the household money and bank accounts,\u201d says Steffan. \u201cFrom a policy point of view, there\u2019s absolutely a need to look at how we can get money to women directly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Juggling poverty pressures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In-work poverty is a reality for many single mums. Insecure and expensive childcare can be a barrier to working. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>\u201cThe first years are precious and are being stolen just to survive.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>For women like Samantha Harris, 27, from Newport, there is added strain of juggling caring with earning enough to live on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She says, \u201cI\u2019m not against working, I just hate that mothers have to pick between missing their child\u2019s first words, and putting food on the table. The first years are precious and are being stolen just to survive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These choices paint an often stark picture of the pressures women face when they become single parents. Whether it\u2019s difficulties with childcare, living hand-to-mouth on insecure benefit payments or struggling after leaving an abusive relationship &#8211; poverty continues to present unique and complex challenges for mothers in Wales today.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many women, becoming a single parent is incredibly painful. 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