People on the frontline of the childcare crisis share their stories and investigate the historical roots of the problems they face. As they look into the past, will they find solutions to the problems of today?
Hear from campaigners for single parents' rights, migrants with no recourse to public funds, parents of disabled children, breastfeeding mothers and parents of teenagers about their childcare experiences.
New episode out every Wednesday.
This podcast is part of the Grow Your Own oral history project, run by On the Record and funded by Trust for London.
Find out more at https://childcarehistory.org.uk/ or follow us on twitter @growyourown_ohp and instagram @on_the_record_stories
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People on the frontline of the childcare crisis share their stories and investigate the historical roots of the problems they face. As they look into the past, will they find solutions to the problems of today?
Hear from campaigners for single parents' rights, migrants with no recourse to public funds, parents of disabled children, breastfeeding mothers and parents of teenagers about their childcare experiences.
New episode out every Wednesday.
This podcast is part of the Grow Your Own oral history project, run by On the Record and funded by Trust for London.
Find out more at https://childcarehistory.org.uk/ or follow us on twitter @growyourown_ohp and instagram @on_the_record_stories
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How are single parents affected by the lack of affordable childcare?
In this episode Ruth Talbot, single parent to 3 children and founder of the campaign group Single Parent Rights, explores the history of the issues she faces. Has anything changed for single parents in the last six decades? How will the planned changes to Universal Credit for single parents announced in the 2023 Spring Budget impact single parents? What needs to change to ensure single parent families are able to thrive?
Find out more at https://www.singleparentrights.org/
Sign the petition against increasing the work requirement for single parents on Universal Credit here https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/635441
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CREDITS:
Episode produced by Ruth Talbot
Series artwork by Eva Freeman
Episode artwork by Ruth Talbot
Sound design by Hannah Kemp Welch
This podcast is part of the Grow Your Own oral history project, run by On the Record
Find out more at https://on-the-record.org.uk/projects/grow-your-own/ or follow us on twitter @growyourown_ohp and instagram @on_the_record_stories
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