'The Family Commission - Happy Families for Today and Tomorrow' is being led by children's charity 4Children and chaired by television presenter and founder of ChildLine, Esther Rantzen. It is to last for 18 months and attempt to identify what help families need in the way of housing, financial support, child and eldercare and social services, and how the state can help.
Results from a YouGov survey commissioned by 4Children and released this week found that 49 per cent of Britons only see extended family members, including grandparents, twice a year or less, and that just 3 per cent saw extended family members on a daily basis.
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