Children

Over 50,000 separated parents in England, Scotland and Wales have been sent letters by the Government warning that they will face a charge for administering child maintenance payments unless they can reach an amicable agreement.

Child Trust Funds can be transferred into junior Isas from April 2015, the Government has announced.

New rights to share parental leave with a new-born baby's father will help stop women feeling they have to choose between having a career or a baby, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says.

Thousands of divorced women or those whose relationships have broken down are at risk of being turned down for mortgages because many lenders don't take child support payments into account when considering loan applications.

Free childcare will be extended so it benefits double the number of families on low incomes, the Deputy Prime Minister says.

Parents across the UK are being asked to reveal how the soaring cost of childcare affects them, as two leading charities call on the Government to improve help for struggling families.

The Government has revealed it will end child trust fund (CTF) payments as part of the £6.2 billion of savings to help cut the budget deficit.

Parents whose children have money in a child trust fund (CTF) savings account have been urged to move their cash to a top-payer soon.

The average pocket money rate for some families has finally hit the £1,000 a year level, according to a poll of 11,000 parents. This puts it only just below gas and electricity bills in a family's expenditure.