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Government’s own analysis shows largest group to be hit by disability benefit cuts are single women, highlights Women’s Budget Group
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WBG response to Government Changes to Disability Benefit
£5bn in Disability Benefit Cuts: A Step Backwards for Disabled People and Carers, WBG warns
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Government must prioritise gender equality and restore a dedicated Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
Women's voices must be heard and their interests represented at the heart of government
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We welcome recommendations made by the report but have concerns about the UK Statistics Authority scaling up administrative data sources
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Cutting an already underfunded aid budget to increase defence spending is both short-sighted and a false economy.
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There are real economic challenges facing the Government which need to be addressed, but cuts to social security are not the answer.
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WBG immediate response to the Spring Statement 2025
Government’s own analysis shows largest group to be hit by disability benefit cuts are single women, highlights Women’s Budget Group
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WBG response to Government Changes to Disability Benefit
£5bn in Disability Benefit Cuts: A Step Backwards for Disabled People and Carers, WBG warns
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Government must prioritise gender equality and restore a dedicated Secretary of State for Women and Equalities
Women's voices must be heard and their interests represented at the heart of government
Press Release
WBG responds to UK Statistics Assembly Report
We welcome recommendations made by the report but have concerns about the UK Statistics Authority scaling up administrative data sources
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WBG responds to Keir Starmer's announcement to cut foreign aid
Cutting an already underfunded aid budget to increase defence spending is both short-sighted and a false economy.
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WBG (2021) Building back better for women and girls
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WBG (2024) Where do we go from here? https://www.wbg.org.uk/publication/where-do-we-go-from-here-an-intersectional-analysis-of-womens-living-standards-since-2010/
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WBG (2024) The cost of living and gender: Briefing for a new government https://www.wbg.org.uk/publication/the-cost-of-living-and-gender-briefing-for-a-new-government/
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Available at https://www.wbg.org.uk/article/cuts-to-social-security-for-disabled-women/
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WBG (2024) Local Government and Gender: Briefing for a new government
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Fairness Foundation (2024) Wealth Gap Register.
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Tax Justice UK and Patriotic Millionaires (2025) How to raise £60 billion for public services: our ten tax reforms
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Oxfam (2025) https://www.oxfam.org.uk/media/press-releases/three-quarters-of-british-public-would-back-government-tax-increases-on-very-richest-versus-spending-cuts/
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DWP (2024) Households Below Average Income, 60 percent of median net household income (AHC) in latest prices by Disability within the family, 2022/23
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WBG (2024) Where do we go from here? An intersectional analysis of women’s living standards since 2010
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Child Poverty Action Group (2025) Cuts to disability benefits would undermine government plans to tackle child poverty, warns charity
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SEA (2024) Measuring Economic Abuse
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Oxfam (2025) Billionaire wealth surges three times faster in 2024