Women who experience the removal of children from their care are among those who are disproportionally affected by the cost-of-living crisis. For many women who experience the removal of children, their housing situation is perilous and unstable.
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Heating or eating (2023)
This report finds that in addition to dealing with increased costs in all aspects of their lives – eating, heating and travel – women who have had children removed from their care also face challenges in a unique aspect of their lives: maintaining relationships with their children.
In a Mother’s Mind: Our co-created podcast episodes
Housing
In this episode, Pause graduate Helena interviews Polly Neate, CEO of Shelter, about some of the practical and financial challenges women who have had children removed from their care face with housing. Angela Frazer-Wicks, Chair of Trustees for Family Rights Group, discusses her own personal difficulties with housing before, during and after having two children removed from her care.
