Working Families: Working Families Index 2025

Based on the responses of over 3,000 parents, the report reveals the everyday struggles to get the flexible working, parental leave and affordable, quality childcare they need, as well as the transformative effects and opportunities flexible and family-friendly working can bring.  

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• 21% of fathers and 14% of mothers were not entitled to parental leave 
• Almost half of parents (47%) reported they were not able to take as much time as they would have liked due to financial concerns.  
• 4 in 10 parents and over half of solo- and co-parents say finding childcare has negatively influenced their mental health 
• Over half of parents who weren’t working flexibly were not aware of the new right to request flexible working, and 60% of these parents said they would be likely to use it in the future