The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Over a third of single-parent families depend on welfare Children growing up in single-parent households are nearly five times more likely to depend on welfare payments, a study revealed Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160706/study-more-children-facing-poverty Wed, 06 Jul 2016 11:50:31 +0200 study-more-children-facing-poverty