Because these are the cold hard facts that Courtney’s words so perfectly illustrated:

There are around 1.8 million single-parent families in the UK; around 90% of these are headed by single mothers. One in three of these families with a working lone parent live in poverty.

In fact, single-parent families are twice as likely to be in poverty than those with two parents.

10% of mothers have mental health problems at any given time, compared to 6% of fathers.

Overall, women are more likely to take on caring roles than men.

22% of people at food banks are single parents, the majority of which are women.

And one in seven of all women in poverty have experienced domestic violence and abuse.

Don’t get me wrong, of course there are many, many men and boys seriously affected by poverty. But the fact that a little girl suggested to her mum that having a man in the house will solve their financial problems in 2019 is telling. It’s little wonder that she thinks this. The facts are there.

And now, a year after airing, Courtney’s words are an important part of a much wider conversation about the government just not understanding the reality of living either in poverty or on a low income – especially in a pandemic and the nation’s biggest recession since records started.

Free school meals: this 2019 documentary predicted what is happening in the UK right now