Fab news for single parents and those living alone !!

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-52988840

Problem is that Boris was vague, but he later asked CW to answer a viewer's question and that is when CW said one adult per household. Be fantastic to be able to come away from a briefing with no ambiguity!

Yes, indeed

Can we have to look at the regulations for some much needed clarity

Great -:DM and DMIL both early 80s, both on their own, both fairly local. DH is an only child, my DSis lives miles away. We can't be the support bubble for both can we?

Yes, it was single adult households - see Boris and the Daily Mail oracle of truth

Shielding people...NOT YOU.

A single person can bubble with another household with multiple occupants and a single parent of children under 18 can link up with 1 other household with multiple occupants. It's great news and will massively help those who have been in lockdown alone or as a lone parent it's a massive help with their well being

Yes, it was single adult households - see Boris and the Daily Mail oracle of truth

From Boris and the beeb :-

“One part of the bubble has to be a single household, or be a single parent to children under 18”

I’m confused by it.

Why is nothing ever 100% clear?!

@Seeline technically not but If noone is shielding then tbh I probably would mix with both DMs if I was in your situation

Actually this article in the Mirror explains it well (assuming it is right!)

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/coronavirus-lockdown-bubbles-explained-who-22170674

@PicsInRed
To make more babies

If its based on the new Zealand bubble, then single parents whose child is visiting the other parent is already bubbled together, so no more additional households.

At last!!!

@QforCucumber
How much difference is it really going to make if you bubble up with both of them?

If they both agree to see no one else (so no other children or grandchildren) then cant you spend time with them both? And if any of you develop a symptom then you all isolate. How much difference will it make if you all strictly stick to minimum shopping and seeing no one else.

It’s great news but as forming a bubble with DD& her family would involve two long train journeys, the underground and taxis at either end I’m not sure it’s the wisest thing to do. I so want to see them though so I’m not sure what to do.

My parents have two adult single children. Time to pick your favourite

Nothing for the shielding group. Not even a crumb of comfort. No light at the end of our tunnel.

My mum lives on her own. She can choose between my household and DSis’s household.

I think it’s safer for her to choose DSis, as that household is DSis, BIL and 2 DC. Our household is already mixing as DSD has been travelling between ours and her Mum’s. Plus we also know that DSD’s mum’s brother temporarily stayed with them as he temporarily split up with his DP.

Be a bit daft to say two single households only as imagine that wouldn’t help a lot of people living in their own if they don’t know anyone else who lives alone! Also if they buddy up with a household, and they all stick to it, it won’t make a difference how many people are in the other household risk wise.

So judging from the different interpretations on this thread, yet another failure on the part of the government to explain things clearly! How clueless can they be??

I live alone. My mum lives alone. Technically that means my sister and her family will have to choose between us.

Yeah, that'll happen

I've no idea why some people are finding it so hard to understand - Google 'support bubble' and read the various references to it. It's not in joined-up writing. To the poster who thinks it's not a good idea to take two train rides across the country - then don't do it, he didn't say you HAVE to!!

It’s fucking stupid, I’m fuming. What about grandparents ?

@FuzzyPuffling
What do you want them to do? The shielding group are the group who are most likely to die. There is literally nothing they can do. They dont control the virus, obviously, and there is no vaccine. You have a choice; continue to sheild or ignore advice and risk your life by going out. Its not ageist or disabalist or anything else people are saying it is. There is literally nothing they can do to help you if you start mixing with people, so do you want them to give you the green light to risk your own life?

You can do that anyway, but dont blame the government if you get sick.

It's not about anyone being able to see someone they love, it's about one single person who has had no/ no adult company throughout lockdown being able to have that now. Not for teenagers to see their boy/girlfriends!!

This.

It's been hard for everyone. It's hard in all kinds of situations. But please try to understand that some of us have had literally no physical contact with any other human beings for nearly three months. That's what this is about. Not grandparents all being able to hug their grandkids, or single people being allowed to fuck their partner (thanks for that interpretation).

It's about the basic human need for physical interaction. Some of us have had no hugs, not even a handshake for 12 weeks.

So yeah, it's tough for everyone. There's still a lot of separation. A lot of difficult choices. And this is only a tiny first step. But it's really, really important that this was the first step.