https://e-voice.org.uk/spin/weblog/ Weblog OpenACS 5.0 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:10:00 GMT https://e-voice.org.uk/spin/weblog/one-entry?entry_id=61148552 https://e-voice.org.uk/spin/weblog/one-entry?entry_id=61148552 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:10:00 GMT https://e-voice.org.uk/spin/weblog/one-entry?entry_id=60871701 https://e-voice.org.uk/spin/weblog/one-entry?entry_id=60871701 The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Single-Parent Families invites you to our next meeting on Payment Loopholes and Self-Employment within the Child Maintenance Service (CMS).     Thursday 2nd July 2026, 12:30 – 13:30    Parliament and Zoom (hybrid)   With reform of the CMS on the horizon, the APPG continues its investigation into the effectiveness of the service with a session examining how financial loophol... Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:34:00 GMT https://e-voice.org.uk/spin/weblog/one-entry?entry_id=60333967 https://e-voice.org.uk/spin/weblog/one-entry?entry_id=60333967 Gingerbread, Surviving Economic Abuse, and Women’s Aid have jointly collaborated with victim-survivors to develop this briefing, “Maintenance is used as a weapon all of the time” Domestic Abuse and the Child Maintenance Service, which explores the experiences of victim-survivors of domestic abuse with the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) and sets out practical recommendations to strengthen support and safeguards. Key findings: The research found that: The CMS fails to... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:17:57 GMT https://e-voice.org.uk/spin/weblog/one-entry?entry_id=59533105 https://e-voice.org.uk/spin/weblog/one-entry?entry_id=59533105 Posted 19 December 2025 Yesterday, the government published its Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy, setting out an ambition to halve VAWG within the next decade. This is an important step toward tackling abuse in all its forms, including economic abuse, which affects many single-parent families. Economic abuse and child maintenance Gingerbread welcome the strategy’s commitment to prevent economic abuse, including the withholding of child maintenance and the misuse o... Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:12:16 GMT https://e-voice.org.uk/spin/weblog/one-entry?entry_id=59533098 https://e-voice.org.uk/spin/weblog/one-entry?entry_id=59533098 Following our #SupportNotPunish parliamentary drop-in, where we showcased voice notes from single parents about their experiences with Universal Credit (UC), we’ve been working behind the scenes to push for UC reform. Roundtable with the Minister In November, we were pleased to host a roundtable with the Minister for Social Security and Disability, Sir Stephen Timms, who is currently carrying out a review of UC, alongside single parents with lived experience of the system.At the sessio... Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:06:41 GMT https://e-voice.org.uk/spin/weblog/one-entry?entry_id=59355493 https://e-voice.org.uk/spin/weblog/one-entry?entry_id=59355493 Rental Market CHANGES The Renters’ Rights Act goes into effect as of the 1st of May 2026. For landlords, this demands professionalism, and proving the property is in good condition, and renters are given legal protection and anti-discrimination law.  End to “No-Fault” evictions The act puts an end to “no fault” evictions, so landlords now rely on section 8 grounds like selling the property, needing to move back in, persistent missed payments, or anti-social ... Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:04:21 GMT https://e-voice.org.uk/spin/weblog/one-entry?entry_id=58067902 https://e-voice.org.uk/spin/weblog/one-entry?entry_id=58067902 We did it! Together with 1,611 signatories of our CMS open letter, we’ve taken a big step forward in our campaign to #FixTheCMS. Yesterday, alongside an incredible group of single parent campaigners, we handed in our Child Maintenance Service (CMS) Open Letter to Baroness Sherlock, the Minister responsible for the CMS.  we delivered a clear and united message to the government calling for: A CMS that tackles child poverty head-on. Clear communication for parents. Support for parent... Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:24:25 GMT