Intersecting Inequalities
A new report from WBG and the Runnymede Trust looks at the impact of austerity on BME women
UK Policy Briefing
All WBG's analyses on the gender impact of Universal Credit.
Universal Credit is a means tested benefit for people of working age that replaces six existing benefits:
Universal Credit is currently being rolled out across the country.
The Women’s Budget Group has raised concerns about how Universal Credit will impact on gender equality. In particular we have been concerned that:
Universal credit: A briefing from the UK Women’s Budget Group (22nd November 2017) Available here.
Supplementary written evidence submitted by the Women’s Budget Group to the Work and Pensions Select Committee – HC 576 Progress Towards the Implementation of Universal Credit (6th November 2012) Available here.
Written evidence submitted by the Women’s Budget Group to the Work and Pensions Select Committee – HC 576 Progress Towards the Implementation of Universal Credit (7th September 2012) Available here.
Universal credit: payment to joint claimants – Committee stage of Welfare Reform Bill 2011, House of Lords, Oct 2011 (Clause 97) (November 2011) Available here.
Briefing Notes on Issues Concerning Second Earners, relating to Amendment 52C (November 2011) Available here.
Welfare Reform Bill 2011 – Universal Credit payment issues: Briefing from Women’s Budget Group (September 2011) Available here.
Universal Credit Frequency of Payment – Information Briefing for Committee stage, HoL (September 2011) Available here.
Written Evidence Submitted by the WBG – White Paper on Universal Credit – Work and Pensions Committee (December 2010) Available here.
A new report from WBG and the Runnymede Trust looks at the impact of austerity on BME women
This paper focuses on the UK social security system, drawing on a more detailed social security paper for forthcoming publication by the WBG.
Ahead of the 2017 Spring Budget, this briefing explores the impact of changes in the tax treatment of savings & investments from a gender perspective
Together with Tax Justice UK and Patriotic Millionaires UK we are calling on the Government and opposition parties to adopt wealth taxes.