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UK Budget Assessments 2018 Autumn Budget: WBG full analysis November 2018 Press Releases Budget promises ‘jam tomorrow’ but little real change 29th October 2018 UK Policy Briefings 2018 WBG Briefing: Education and Gender October 2018 UK Policy Briefings Autumn Budget 2018: Childcare October 2018 UK Policy Briefings 2018 WBG Briefing: Trade and Investment October 2018 UK Policy Briefings 2018 WBG Briefing: Disabled Women and Austerity October 2018 UK Policy Briefings 2018 WBG Briefing: Social Care October 2018 UK Policy Briefings 2018 WBG Briefing: Violence Against Women and Girls October 2018 UK Policy Briefings 2018 WBG Briefing: Women and Pensions October 2018 UK Policy Briefings 2018 WBG Briefing: Tax and Gender October 2018 UK Policy Briefings 2018 WBG Briefing: Public Transport and Gender October 2018 UK Policy Briefings 2018 WBG Briefing: Social Security and Women October 2018 UK Policy Briefings 2018 WBG Briefing: Savings and Investments: Gender Issues October 2018 UK Policy Briefings 2018 WBG Briefing: Maternity, Paternity and Parental Leave October 2018 UK Policy Briefings 2018 WBG Briefing: Housing and Gender October 2018 UK Policy Briefings 2018 WBG Briefing: Health and Gender October 2018 UK Policy Briefings 2018 WBG Briefing: Women, Employment and Earnings October 2018 UK Policy Briefings 2018 Autumn Budget: Pre-Budget Policy Briefings Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in a number of distinct areas ahead of the Autumn Budget 2018 Events 29.10.2018 2018 Autumn Budget viewing Room 6, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BB, 3-6pm Press Releases UK Government lagging behind in making budgets work for women 19th September 2018 Blog Gender and the Budget WBG member Susan Himmelweit talks to the Progressive Economy Forum about the 2018 Autumn Budget (Podcast) Blog Intersecting Inequalities A new report from WBG and the Runnymede Trust looks at the impact of austerity on BME women Press Releases Spring Statement 2018 13th March 2018 UK Budget Assessments 2018 Spring Financial Statement: WBG response March 2018 Toolkits Gender Responsive Budgeting A comprehensive set of Gender Responsive Budgeting resources available to download and share for free. UK Policy Briefings The Equality impact of tax and benefit changes – why an impact assessment is needed December 2017 briefing UK Budget Assessments 2017 Autumn Budget: WBG full response November 2017 Press Releases Autumn Budget 2017 ‘tinkering at the margins’ says Women’s Budget Group 22nd November 2017 Events 22.11.2017 Members invited to review Autumn Budget 2017 Barrow Cadbury Trust, 12pm – 3pm Reports Intersecting Inequalities A 2017 report from the WBG & The Runnymede Trust looking at the impact of austerity on BME women. UK Policy Briefings 2017 Pre-budget briefing: Childcare Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in 12 distinct areas ahead of the Autumn Budget 2017. UK Policy Briefings 2017 Pre-budget briefing: Taxation Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in 12 distinct areas ahead of the Autumn Budget 2017. UK Policy Briefings 2017 Pre-Budget Briefing: Violence Against Women and Girls Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in 12 distinct areas ahead of the Autumn Budget 2017. UK Policy Briefings 2017 Pre-Budget Briefing: Social Security Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in 12 distinct areas ahead of the Autumn Budget 2017. UK Policy Briefings 2017 Pre-Budget Briefing: Social Care Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in 12 distinct areas ahead of the Autumn Budget 2017. UK Policy Briefings 2017 Pre-Budget Briefing: Savings Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in 12 distinct areas ahead of the Autumn Budget 2017. UK Policy Briefings 2017 Pre-Budget Briefing: Pensions Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in 12 distinct areas ahead of the Autumn Budget 2017. UK Policy Briefings 2017 Pre-Budget Briefing: Housing Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in 12 distinct areas ahead of the Autumn Budget 2017. UK Policy Briefings 2017 Pre-Budget Briefing: Health Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in 12 distinct areas ahead of the Autumn Budget 2017. UK Policy Briefings 2017 Pre-Budget Briefing: Employment Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in 12 distinct areas ahead of the Autumn Budget 2017. UK Policy Briefings 2017 Pre-Budget Briefing: Education Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in 12 distinct areas ahead of the Autumn Budget 2017. UK Policy Briefings 2017 Pre-Budget Briefing: Brexit Our series of briefings on the gender impact of policy in 12 distinct areas ahead of the Autumn Budget 2017. Blog New report reveals huge racial disparities in income for ethnic minority women Events 10.10.2017 Report Launch: Intersecting Inequalities House of Commons, Committee Room 19, 4pm-5.30pm Press Releases New research shows Universal Credit failing the ‘just about managing’ 16th August 2017 Blog Plan F: Our General Election Manifesto Response Useful Links What is Gender Responsive Budgeting? We've put together a list of useful resources on gender responsive budgeting. Press Releases WBG publishes its full gender impact assessment of the 2017 Spring Budget 20th March 2017 UK Policy Briefings Social care: A system in crisis WBG's 2017 briefing on the crisis in social care UK Policy Briefings Tax treatment of savings and investments Ahead of the 2017 Spring Budget, WBG produced a briefing on the impact of changes in the tax treatment of savings and investments from a gender perspective UK Policy Briefings Violence Against Women and Girls: 2017 Spring Budget briefing Ahead of the 2017 Spring Budget, WBG produced a background briefing on the key policy issues impacting Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). UK Policy Briefings Childcare: Key policy issues Ahead of the 2017 Spring Budget, the UK Women’s Budget Group produced a briefing on the key policy issues impacting childcare. UK Budget Assessments 2017 Spring Budget: WBG full analysis 2017 Spring Budget Analysis Outcry over NICs hides the biggest losers of government tax and benefit policy Press Releases ‘Little to celebrate on International Women’s Day’, says the Women’s Budget Group 8th March 2017 UK Policy Briefings Background briefing: Social Security Ahead of the 2017 Spring Budget, the UK Women’s Budget Group has written a briefing on the impact of cuts to social security benefits on women since 2010. Press Releases ‘There are no more efficiency savings to be had’, says Women’s Budget Group 1st March 2017 Events 08.03.2017 Join WBG to view the 2017 Budget Wednesday 8 March, Barrow Cadbury Trust WC2B 4AS (rooms 1 & 2), 12-3pm Press Releases A missed opportunity to build a country that works for everyone 13th December 2016 UK Budget Assessments 2016 Autumn Financial Statement: Full WBG Analysis December 2016 UK Budget Assessments 2016 Autumn Financial Statement: WBG Briefing 2016 Autumn FS Press Releases New research shows poverty, ethnicity & gender magnify the impact of austerity on BME women 28th November 2016 Press Releases 2016 AFS fails women who are just about managing 23rd November 2016 Events 23.11.2016 Join WBG to view the 2016 Autumn Financial Statement Wednesday 23 November 2016, TUC, London, 12pm - 3pm Blog Does the Treasury have something to hide? WBG immediate response to the Women & Equalities Committee report Useful Links Women and austerity in the UK Women and those on low incomes have already borne the brunt of the first wave of austerity under the Coalition government Blog #MayMonitor – WBG launches new campaign #MayMonitor – an on-going project to track the actions of May’s Government Blog Budget 2016: Women paying for the Chancellor’s tax cuts A comprehensive assessment of how the 2016 Budget will impact on women and gender equality UK Budget Assessments 2016 Spring Budget: full analysis April 2016 UK Policy Briefings A cumulative gender impact assessment of ten years of austerity policies A March 2016 briefing from the UK Women’s Budget Group. Blog Budget response: Women paying for the Chancellor’s tax cuts Budget response (March, 2016) Blog Policies of the Conservative Government to be more regressive than those of the Coalition A new briefing launched today by the UK Women’s Budget Group (March, 2016) Blog Parliament debates impact of austerity on women 9 December 2015: Topics covered in the debate, which lasted three hours, included the gender pay gap, benefit changes, and occupational segregation UK Budget Assessments 2015 Autumn Statement and Spending Review: Full Analysis December 2015 Press Releases The 2015 Spending Review: Chancellor still failing to invest in women’s security 25th November 2015 UK Budget Assessments 2015 Summer Budget: Full Budget Analysis 2015 Summer Budget Analysis (July) Press Releases ‘A budget that undermines women’s security’ 8th July 2015 UK Policy Briefings How do election 2015 party manifestos measure up to a Plan F? A briefing (November, 2016) Blog What does the 2015 Autumn Financial Statement mean for women? How the measures announced in the joint Autumn Statement and Comprehensive Spending Review will impact on women UK Budget Assessments 2015 Spring Budget: Briefing Spring Budget Briefing (April 2015) UK Budget Assessments 2015 Spring Budget: Full Budget Analysis Spring Budget Analysis (April 2015) UK Budget Assessments 2014 Autumn Financial Statement: Full Budget Analysis 2014 Autumn FS Press Releases WBG response to 2014 Autumn Financial Statement 30th December 2014 UK Budget Assessments 2014 Spring Budget: Full Budget Analysis 2014 Spring Budget UK Budget Assessments 2014 Spring Budget: Budget Briefing 2014 Spring Budget Press Releases Tax breaks for men, funded by women – WBG and Fawcett respond to Budget 2014 15th April 2014 Press Releases Budget 2014: A budget for the makers, doers and savers – but what about the carers? 19th March 2014 UK Budget Assessments 2013 Autumn Financial Statement: Full Analysis 2013 Autumn FS Press Releases Osborne’s recovery is an illusion, women still feel the pinch 5th December 2013 Toolkits Women vs Local Cuts: a toolkit for women’s groups Challenging Gender Equality Impact Assessments and Local Government Budgets - a free toolkit for women's groups UK Policy Briefings To ensure economic recovery for women, we need Plan F Pre-Budget Briefing, September 2013 UK Budget Assessments The impact on women of the 2013 Spending Round July 2013 Spending Round UK Budget Assessments 2013 Spring Budget: Full Budget Analysis 2013 Spring Budget UK Budget Assessments The Impact on women of Autumn Financial Statement 2012 and Welfare Benefits Uprating Bill 2013 2012 Autumn FS UK Policy Briefings Plan F: A feminist economic strategy for a caring and sustainable economy Pre-Budget Briefing, 2015 UK Budget Assessments The Impact on Women of the Budget 2012 2012 Spring Budget UK Budget Assessments 2012 Spring Budget: Full WBG Analysis March 2012 UK Policy Briefings Plan A has failed. It is time for Plan F Pre-Budget Briefing, March 2012 UK Budget Assessments The Impact on Women of the Autumn Financial Statement 2011 2011 Autumn FS UK Budget Assessments The Impact on Women of the Spring Budget 2011 Spring Budget (April 2011) UK Budget Assessments The Impact on Women of the Spending Review 2010 2010 Spending Review UK Budget Assessments A Gender Impact Assessment of the Coalition Government Budget, June 2010 2010 Summer Budget UK Budget Assessments Budget Proposals in 2010 Party Manifestos – analysis 2010 General Election UK Budget Assessments WBG Response to HM Treasury’s Budget 2008 2008 Budget UK Budget Assessments Pre-Budget Report 2007 Pre-Budget 2007 UK Budget Assessments WBG Response to HM Treasury’s Pre-Budget Report 2006 Pre-Budget 2006 UK Budget Assessments WBG Response to HM Treasury’s Pre-Budget Report 2005 Pre-Budget 2005 UK Budget Assessments WBG Response to HM Treasury Budget 2005 2005 Budget UK Budget Assessments WBG Response to Pre-Budget Report 2004 Pre-Budget 2004 UK Budget Assessments WBG Response to Budget 2004 2004 Budget UK Budget Assessments Response to the 2003 Pre-Budget Report Pre-Budget 2003 UK Budget Assessments WBG Response to HM Treasury Budget 2003 2003 Budget UK Budget Assessments WBG Response to the Pre-Budget Report 2002 Pre-Budget 2002 UK Budget Assessments WBG Response to the Budget 2002 2002 Budget UK Budget Assessments WBG’s Response to Pre-Budget Report 2001 Pre-Budget 2001 UK Budget Assessments WBG Response to 2001 Budget 2001 Budget UK Budget Assessments Response to Pre-Budget Report 2000 Pre-Budget 2000
