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Parents award Government grade D for family-friendly policies

According to parents, the Government is not doing enough to help families, a new survey has found.

In the survey commissioned by the Family and Childcare Trust, over 1,000 parents were asked to grade the Government from A to F (high to low) on its efforts to support families. The survey was carried out between 2 and 4 September 2015.

The research forms part of the charity’s annual Family Report Card, which it claims is the only annual assessment of how family friendly the UK is. It analyses national and local data across four different categories – financial resources, work-life balance, essential services for families and childcare, and infrastructure such as housing and childcare.

The Family Report Card has been published to coincide with Family Friendly Week, 19-25 October 2015.

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