Many families in Yorkshire are struggling to make ends meet and have a bleak view of the future.

Almost two thirds of parents in Yorkshire are not feeling the benefit of Britain’s economic recovery since it began three years ago, a new poll reveals.

And almost a third of parents with children 18 or under (31%) say their family finances have actually got worse since then.

The poll also reveals that more than four out of 10 parents (42%) say their family finances ‘could not cope’ with the cost of replacing a broken boiler as the cold weather hits this winter.

This comes as children’s charity 4Children – which supports both families and children – releases the findings of a national inquiry, Britain’s Families: Thriving or Surviving? looking at the daily lives of Britain’s families in 2016.

The survey indicates that in Yorkshire and the Humber parents’ efforts to make ends meet are taking their toll on family time with more than a quarter of working parents (27%) say they are missing out on family activities every weekend because of work commitments.

Many people have real concerns for their children’s futures.

When questioned about which key milestones parents of 18s or under living in Yorkshire & the Humber thought their children would achieve by the age of 30 less than half (47%) expected their child to have a job that pays a decent salary, 46% expected their child to have found a job they enjoy, just over a third (35%) expected their child to be on the property ladder, just over a third (34%) expected their child to have married and a similar number (36%) expected their children to have a child of their own

4Children’s Chief Executive Imelda Redmond said: “Too many of Britain’s families are struggling to make ends meet, even as the wider economy is improving. Families in Yorkshire are no exception. We’ve spoken to hundreds of families as part of our inquiry into Britain’s Families in 2016. The message from them was clear: they’re working hard to make ends meet but quality family time is suffering as a result. Like many families across the country, families in Yorkshire are torn between working longer hours to provide more for their families and spending quality time together.

“Mums and dads feel like they’re playing snakes and ladders, with many only one unexpected bill away from a crisis. We need to see better family friendly working conditions, especially for dads who are often missing out – and incomes need to match the real cost of raising a family.”