2018 WBG Briefing: Public Transport and Gender
Ahead of the 2018 Autumn Budget, we’ve put together a briefing on public transport and gender.
Consultation Response
The Women’s Budget Group submitted a response to the Built Environment Select Committee on Meeting the UK’s Housing Demands in September 2021.
The Women’s Budget Group submitted a response to the Built Environment Select Committee on Meeting the UK’s Housing Demands in September 2021.
Housing is fundamental to life, security, and wellbeing as well as tackling climate change and working towards a zero-carbon future.
Women face specific challenges securing homes that are affordable and suitable for them and their families. This is a consequence of structural inequalities, including women’s lower earnings from employment, due in large part to a disproportionate share of caring responsibilities.
The Government needs to commit to investing in social housing, building new, low carbon homes with guaranteed low rents. This would provide security for families and reduce the level of housing benefit, currently required to cover the cost of unaffordable private rents.
Ahead of the 2018 Autumn Budget, we’ve put together a briefing on public transport and gender.
The Women’s Budget Group would like to invite you to a workshop on women, safety and the housing crisis.
New data from our report shows that in Coventry, property prices are 8.5 times women’s median salary, only 5.6 times men’s median salary.
Feminist Green New Deal Policy Paper