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Sanctioning more than 100,000 people receiving universal credit during the cost of living crisis is "cruel", charities say

Hackney lone parent, Ruth Talbot, who set up the Single Parent Rights campaign. - Credit: Single Parent Rights The council has backed calls to add single parents as a protected characteristic under the Equality Act, following a campaign by a Hackney mother. Hackney council is among more than 20 organisations across the UK to have backed the Single Parent Rights campaign set up by local resident Ruth Talbot, after she became “exasperated” by the lack of consideration for single parents during the pandemic. Research by the campaign suggests prejudice and discrimination are widesprea...