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A speech delivered by the Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, at an event hosted by The Times and ParentKind to launch the charity's annual report.

• Updated: 17 September 2025

Widowed Parent's Allowance - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim, bereavement benefits claim form BB2.

• Eligibility

  Widowed Parent’s Allowance (WPA) has been replaced by Bereavement Support…

• What you'll get

  The amount you get is based on how much your partner paid in National…

• How to claim

  If you live in England, Scotland or Wales You need to either: download and…

• If your circumstances change

  You must tell Dover Benefit Centre if you: stop being entitled to Child…

• Updated: 28 November 2025

Search for Sure Start Children's Centres near to your home to find out about daycare and parenting advice

What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.

Government answers parents’ calls for support on screen time with new evidence-backed guidance.

• Updated: 26 March 2026

Guide for parents and legal guardians about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.

• Updated: 5 August 2025

Research into services for parents in children’s centres.

• Updated: 17 July 2014

You can apply for a Parent of a Child Student visa if your child attends an independent school in the UK.

How to get contact with your grandchildren if parents divorce or separate and will not let you see them: mediation, applying for a court order