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Childcare is more expensive in the UK than in most other wealthy countries – costing about 25% of a couple’s and about 60% of a single parent’s net household income, according to figures released by think tank The Institute for Fiscal Studies in 2022.
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Last year, the average annual cost of childcare came to $13,128— about 10 percent of the median income of a married couple, and more than a third of the median income of a single parent.
—Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Elias, 35 and a single parent, had made the trek from Homestead on his day off from his job as a hotel maintenance technician.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
In a Facebook post this month, Picoult alleged that the complaint about the play came from a single parent who objected to the original text’s having a nonbinary character.
—Hallie Jackson, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Last year, the average annual cost of childcare came to $13,128— about 10 percent of the median income of a married couple, and more than a third of the median income of a single parent.
—Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Elias, 35 and a single parent, had made the trek from Homestead on his day off from his job as a hotel maintenance technician.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
In a Facebook post this month, Picoult alleged that the complaint about the play came from a single parent who objected to the original text’s having a nonbinary character.
—Hallie Jackson, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Single parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single%20parent. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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