Support for single parents has improved over the years, but many still fall through policy cracks in a system built to prioritise and encourage marriage. Experts warn that if things stay the same, the children of single-parent households will continue to pay the price in the long term. When Sarah went through her first divorce in 2014, the challenges of raising two babies on her own and becoming the sole breadwinner hit her hard. Despite the availability of childcare, she struggled to earn the