Cirencester Scene Magazine - Establishing Local Connections
Children Lacking Ongoing Contact
with Father One million children grow up with no contact with their father, reports Centre for Social Justice
By Alison Fielden & Co
The Centre for Social Justice has reported that lone parent families are increasing at a rate of more than 20,000 a year and will total more than two million by the time of the next elec- tion, according to a new report accusing the Government of turning a blind eye to its com- mitment to promote family stability. The report also finds that at least one million children are growing up without a father and that some of the poorest parts of the country have become "men deserts". The report warns that father
absence is linked to higher rates of teenage crime, pregnancy and disadvantage.
The report features "league tables" showing the parts of the country (Lower Layer Super Output Areas, which have an average population of 1,614) where fatherless and lone parent house- holds are most prevalent.
The report also highlights the cost to the tax- payer of increasing rates of family breakdown. The total cost is estimated at £46 billion a year or £1541 for every taxpayer in the country. This figure has risen by nearly a quarter in the last four years and on current trends, the cost of family breakdown is projected to hit £49 billion by the end of this Parliament.
The research also finds that it is the instability of cohabiting couples rather than a surge in divorce rates that is fuelling the disintegration of the UK family. Since 1996, the number of people cohabiting has doubled to nearly 6 mil- lion.
Cohabiting parents are three times more likely to separate by the time a child is aged five than married couples, the report states.
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