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WBG's analyses of the gender impact of the state and private pension systems.
UK Policy Briefing
WBG and EVAW 2018 briefing on Universal Credit and financial abuse.
The Women’s Budget Group (WBG) scrutinises government policy from a gender perspective, and has been concerned about the gender implications of Universal Credit (UC) since its introduction 1 . This report highlights one aspect of the intersection between UC and financial abuse – the single payment.
UC contains other features which have implications for gender equality and for survivors of domestic abuse; for example:
There are also wider social security issues affecting women and affecting domestic abuse survivors, outlined in section 9. Whilst this report focuses on the UC single payment specifically, the WBG is equally concerned about these wider issues and will be publishing material on them in the future.
View / download the report here.
View / download the executive summary here
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Johnson, C, Joyce, L, Tu, T, Keillich, G, Hynds C and Greevy, H (2017) Universal Credit Test and Learn Evaluation: Families. DWP research report 944 Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/644028/summary-research-into-families-claiming-universal-credit.pdf
WBG (2005) Women’s and children’s poverty: making the links. Available at: http://www.eif.gov.cy/mlsi/dl/genderequality.nsf/0/12D2A22FAC60DA74C22579A6002D950A/$file/wbg.org.uk_womens_and_childrens_poverty.pdf
Fawcett Society (2015) Where’s the Benefit? An independent inquiry into Women and Jobseekers Allowance. Available at: https://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=690d472a-38ff-464d-a62f-12488a29ca4a
WBG's analyses of the gender impact of the state and private pension systems.
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