The impact of the cost of living crisis on women survivors of sexual violence in Oxfordshire
A joint paper with Oxfordshire Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre (OSARCC)
WBG Submission to DLUHC: Reforming Social Housing Allocations
Analysis, Consultation Responses
WBG signed this joint statement as part of the End Violence Against Women Coalition in response to a public consultation on reforming social housing allocations. Overview: This joint statement expresses profound concern regarding proposed changes to social housing...
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Women’s Work: How Gender Equality Can Deliver Strong Local Communities
Mar 22, 2024 | Analysis, UK Policy Briefings
A joint paper with The Centre for Local Economic Strategies
WBG’s full response to the Spring Budget 2024
Mar 13, 2024 | Analysis, UK Budget Assessments
In his opening statement in the 2024 Spring Budget, the Chancellor expressed confidence in the UK's economic trajectory, citing improved confidence in business and a turnaround in inflation and growth. However, this optimistic assessment is a stark contrast with the...
Spring Budget 2024: Taxation and Gender
Mar 4, 2024 | Analysis, UK Budget Assessments, UK Policy Briefings
A pre-budget briefing from the Women’s Budget Group
Updated analysis: Early Years Education and Childcare funding shortfall
Feb 22, 2024 | Analysis, UK Policy Briefings
In March 2023, the Chancellor announced the expansion of funded childcare for children aged 9 months to 2 years from working families, with an investment of £4.2bn in 2025/26, once the roll-out of the policy is fully in place. With the information available at that...
WBG submission to the Public Accounts Committee: Adult Social care
Feb 19, 2024 | Analysis, Consultation Responses
The Women’s Budget Group submitted a response to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee on Reforming Adult Social Care in England. Overview: The adult social care workforce comprised of 81% of female workers, compared to 47% of the economically active...
Child Benefit Pre-Budget Briefing
Feb 14, 2024 | Analysis, UK Policy Briefings
Ahead of the Spring Budget 2024, it has been rumoured that the Chancellor is considering extending Child Benefit to hundreds of thousands more families, by either abolishing the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) or increasing the HICBC starting salary...
Women and the Labour Market
Feb 9, 2024 | Analysis, UK Policy Briefings
Briefing I: Introduction and Headline Measures
WBG Submission to Ministry of Justice Tribunal Fees Consultation December 2023
Jan 16, 2024 | Analysis, Consultation Responses
The Women’s Budget Group submitted a response to the Ministry of Justice's Consultation on Tribunal Fees.Overview: Civil legal aid is a critical lifeline for vulnerable women, who are the majority of users. Fee increases will significantly infringe their access to...
WBG Submission to the Work and Pensions Select Committee on Statutory Sick Pay December 2023
Jan 9, 2024 | Analysis, Consultation Responses
The Women’s Budget Group submitted a consulation response to the Work and Pensions Select Committee on Statutory Sick Pay.Summary The current rate of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is wholly insufficient and has failed to keep pace with the cost of living, inflation and...
WBG Submission to the Women and Equalities Committee: Women and the Cost of Living
Dec 8, 2023 | Analysis, Consultation Responses
The Women’s Budget Group submitted a consulation response to the Women and Equalities Committee on the impact of the rising cost of living on women.Summary The UK economy continues to experience significant interlinked shocks with important consequences for living...
Inequalities amplified: The alarming rise of child poverty in the UK
Dec 4, 2023 | Analysis, UK Policy Briefings
A joint policy briefing by Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), Runnymede Trust and Women’s Budget Group
WBG full response to Autumn Statement 2023
Nov 30, 2023 | Analysis, UK Budget Assessments
In the Autumn Statement 2023, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented an optimistic outlook for the UK economy and declared that the country “has turned a corner”. However, the reality for millions of households - in particular women, disabled people, lone mothers, women...
Autumn Statement 2023: Social Security and Gender
Nov 20, 2023 | Analysis, UK Budget Assessments, UK Policy Briefings
A pre-budget briefing from the Women’s Budget Group
Autumn Statement 2023: Taxation and Gender
Nov 9, 2023 | Analysis, UK Budget Assessments, UK Policy Briefings
A pre-budget briefing from the Women’s Budget Group
Not your average voter? How women will shape the general election
Oct 25, 2023 | Analysis, UK Policy Briefings
With a general election to be called any time in the next year, and with women making up over 50% of the electorate, understanding their voting intentions and policy priorities should be imperative to any party wanting to lead the next Government. Yet, a quarter of...
Why taxation of wealth is a feminist issue: A gendered analysis of wealth in Great Britain
Oct 2, 2023 | Reports
A report by the Women’s Budget Group
Gender and Monetary Policy
Sep 21, 2023 | Analysis, UK Policy Briefings
A briefing from the Women’s Budget Group
Early Education and Childcare in the UK and Beyond: Key Challenges and Lessons
Sep 4, 2023 | Analysis, UK Policy Briefings
A two-part briefing from the Women’s Budget Group exploring key challenges facing the UK’s early education and childcare alongside lessons from international examples, with a summary of both
The Census and Feminism: How Census 2021 Data Benefits Feminist Analysis and Activism
Aug 11, 2023 | Reports
A joint report by the Women’s Budget Group and the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership
A feminist approach to macroeconomics
Aug 2, 2023 | Analysis, UK Policy Briefings
Briefing from the Women’s Budget Group
The two-child limit to means tested benefits
Jul 17, 2023 | Analysis, UK Policy Briefings
Briefing from the Women’s Budget Group
Gender Gaps in Access to Civil Legal Justice
Jul 13, 2023 | Reports
A survey of support services in England and Wales
Cost Of Living Briefing Series
Jul 3, 2023 | Analysis, UK Policy Briefings
WBG's series of briefings exploring the gendered impact of the cost-of-living crisis across different dimensions including income, inflation, and public services. The Gendered Impact Of The Cost-of-Living Crisis on Public Services (November 2022) Who loses from...
Why Wealth Tax is a Feminist Issue
Jun 14, 2023 | Analysis, UK Policy Briefings
Read and download the full briefing here The World Inequality Report reveals that wealth inequality in the UK declined throughout the 20th century but began to increase again in the 1980s, with the top 1% of individuals holding 21.3% of total wealth in 2021. The...
WBG Submission to the Financial Resilience APPG June 2023
Jun 13, 2023 | Analysis, Consultation Responses
The Women’s Budget Group submitted a response to the Financial Resilience APPG. Read and dowload the full submission here Summary The UK economy is continuing to experience significant interlinked shocks with important consequences for living standards, businesses and...
WBG Submission to the Low Pay Commission May 2023
May 18, 2023 | Analysis, Consultation Responses
The Women’s Budget Group submitted a response to the low-pay commission consultation. Read and dowload the full submission here Summary Ending low hourly pay plays an important part in tackling in work poverty. However, with inflation at a 41 year high of 10.1%, it is...
WBG Submission to the UK COVID-19 Inquiry 2022
Apr 17, 2023 | Analysis, Consultation Responses
The Women’s Budget Group submitted written evidence to the UK COVID-19 Inquiry in November 2022. Read and dowload the full submission here Overall, we state that the Government’s measures in response to Covid exacerbated pre-existing inequalities and created new ones...
Department for Education: Response to Proposed Childcare Ratios Change (Sept 2022)
Apr 11, 2023 | Analysis, Consultation Responses
The Women’s Budget Group submitted a response to the Department of Education (DEF) in September 2022 on the proposed changes to staff:child ratios. Read and dowload the full response here The Women's Budget Group strongly disagrees with the proposed change to the...
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Submission to Net Zero review (Oct 2022)
Apr 11, 2023 | Analysis, Consultation Responses
The Women’s Budget Group are pleased to have submitted a written response to the Net Zero review from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) (Oct 2022) Read and dowload the full response here For more information...
WBG Submission to Labour National Policy Forum Consultation 2023
Mar 23, 2023 | Analysis, Consultation Responses
The Women’s Budget Group are pleased to have submitted the following responses to the Labour Party’s National Policy Forum: Delivering growth The everyday economy Empowered communities Supporting families Labour's progressive trade policy For more information...