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March 7, 2020

Young women’s unpaid work 'worth £140 billion to UK economy'

The government should reconsider the term 'economically inactive' and recognise the value of unpaid work young women do, and how it contributes to society, says the Young Women's Trust.
December 20, 2019

Call for government to tackle poverty epidemic among single parent families

Single parents will lose an average of £3,800 of their annual net income by 2021/22 as a result of 2010-17 tax and benefit reforms, the biggest loss of all household types in the UK.
December 5, 2019

Over a third of young mothers in permanent debt, research finds

Young women are pushed into low paid work, forced to depend on a dysfunctional welfare system then branded as feckless and left to fend for themselves, says the Young Women's Trust.
November 18, 2019

New report says childcare investment is key to equal pay

Britons pay for the most expensive childcare in Europe, says the Young Women's Trust – at an average of £127 per week or over £6,600 per year.
August 23, 2019

New US rules allow indefinite detention of children

The new rule provides for the indefinite detention of children with their parents in federal immigration facilities pending resolution of their immigration proceedings.
August 1, 2019

UK poverty and destitution levels are a choice to be unmade, says Committee

Some Universal Credit claimants are left with as little as £20 per week to cover bills, food and other essential costs, Work and Pensions Committee finds.
July 16, 2019

UK food banks fear busiest summer ever is ahead

New figures released by the Trussell Trust reveal a 20 per cent increase in emergency food parcels for children in the UK last summer.
July 8, 2019

UK needs to shift to ‘tax and spend’ economy to fix social injustices, says IPPR

To truly tackle the injustices afflicting society, the UK government should commit to matching European levels of social spending, says the IPPR.
July 4, 2019

Parents on Universal Credit 'driven into debt to pay for childcare'

Parents on Universal Credit are having to take out loans to cover childcare costs, or even give up work altogether.
June 19, 2019

Families left without help as children’s centres close

New analysis suggests an association between the average developmental gap shrinking in areas where children’s centre use has increased, and a widening of the gap in areas where their use has fallen.