The rise of working women has been a critical factor in raising the living standards of low to middle income households in the last 40 years, according to new research carried out by the Institute for Fiscal Studies for the Resolution Foundation.…
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New House of Commons research figures show that the changes to direct tax and pay in the Autumn Statement hit women more than twice as hard as men, according to Labour.
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Only the disability and child element of tax credits are to rise in line with inflation next year, with other elements of working families tax credits rising below inflation, the Chancellor announced in today's autumn statement.…
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Groups representing parents have warned that any cuts in working tax credits in tomorrow's autumn statement will increase child poverty.
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The Government has set out its timetable for moving 12million benefits claimants onto the new Universal Credit by 2017.
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