Single Parent Rights

Today the Renters’ Rights Act comes into force 🎉

Here's some of the key changes 👇

1. Refusing to rent to someone because they have a child or are in receipt of benefits is illegal. Single parents aren't specifically mentioned however. 

2. The new discrimination laws mean that landlords and agents should take into account benefit income when completing affordability assessments. 

3. Section 21 has been ended: Landlords can no longer issue new “no-fault” eviction notices.

4. Tenancies: All new and existing fixed-term tenancies have automatically converted to rolling tenancies. Renters can give two months’ notice to leave at any time.

5. Rent increase limits: Landlords can only increase rent once per year.

6. Bidding wars are outlawed: Landlords and agents can't invite or accept offers above the advertised price.

7. Deposits: One month rent is now the maximum. 

Have you been impacted by rental discrimination? Do you think these changes will help? Tell us in the comments 👇

If you're happy to speak with us about your experiences drop us a DM.

🏋️It's been a busy few weeks at from the celebrations of Single Parents Day to the latest child poverty and benefit cap data from government. 

📈Unfortunately, the stats told us what we already know: single parents are marginalised. 

❌This isn't because single parents are lesser: it's because the systems either ignore us, or discriminate against us. 

📰I wrote all about it, and - more importantly what needs to change - for the Huffington Post. 

🔗You can read the full link in the bio in our stories. 

Change isn't always easy, but we know it can happen - the two child limit was lifted just this week 🎉

✅While it might take time to change an entire Act, there's much more we can all be doing to help ensure single parent inclusion in schools, workplaces, policies and services. 

📚We have resources on our website for schools, employers and businesses to be more single parent inclusive. 

📩If you work for an organisation that might be interested in becoming more single parent inclusive and want to know more, comment before or drop us a DM.

🙏Huge thanks to for helping secure this piece. 

📢Lots of changes coming into force today impacting:

National Living Wage
UC rates
Childcare entitlements
Employment rights

⏩See images for full details.

Also lots isn't changing which must be addressed if this government wants to make things better for families and children.

Are you aware of these changes?

Do you have comments or questions?

Let us know 👇

🏷️And tag a friend who might want to know about the following:
⏩AETs
⏩UC elements
⏩Benefit caps
⏩Working Families offer
⏩Maternity and Adoption leave
⏩ Statutory Sick Pay

And much, much more.