UK Policy Briefing
Gender and Social Security as a Human Right
This briefing examines a human rights approach to social security for women in the UK and is in collaboration with Amnesty International UK.
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Open Letter
Independent Review into National Statistics
We have written to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster about the independent review of the data collected and published by the ONS
Consultation Response
Our submission to the APPG on Poverty and Inequality
WBG’s Submission to APPG on Poverty and Inequality Inquiry into the Disproportionate Impact of Poverty and Inequality on Disabled People
UK Budget Assessment
WBG’s response to the Spring Statement 2025
WBG’s alternative feminist response to a changing world
Open Letter
Cuts to Social Security for Disabled Women
Together with other women's organisations, we've written to the Chancellor to express concerns about cuts to disability benefits
Open Letter
Carer’s Allowance overpayments
We support an open letter expressing concerns about Carer’s Allowance overpayment debts
Consultation Response
WBG response to Ministry of Justice’s Consultation on Civil legal aid
Proposed changes to civil legal aid must be assessed through a gender equality lens
UK Policy Briefing
Gender, Data and the Labour Market: Why Data Collection is not Gender Neutral
This briefing outlines the urgent need for gender-sensitive economic data to inform effective policymaking
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Open Letter
Letter to Political Party Leaders: When people are going without, it’s time to guarantee #OurEssentials.
A joint letter calling for political party leaders to adopt the Essentials Guarantee.
Open Letter
Rishi Sunak: ‘listen to common sense’ and scrap plans for asylum camps on military bases and barges
Government warned of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ if asylum camps on military bases and barges go ahead
Open Letter
Consensus statement on a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing in England
We call on the UK government to establish a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing in England to act as an independent champion for older people.
Open Letter
Lord Callanan: Continued Retained EU Law Bill uncertainty leaves parents, carers and employers in limbo
WBG expresses concerns over the implications of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill for employment rights and employment case law.
Consultation Response
WBG Submission to the UK COVID-19 Inquiry 2022
The Women’s Budget Group submitted written evidence to the UK COVID-19 Inquiry in November 2022.
Consultation Response
Department for Education: Response to Proposed Childcare Ratios Change (Sept 2022)
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.
Consultation Response
WBG Submission to Labour National Policy Forum Consultation 2023
The Women’s Budget Group are pleased to have submitted the following responses to the Labour Party’s National Policy Forum.
UK Budget Assessment
Women’s Budget Group full response to the Spring Budget 2023
Women’s Budget Group response to the Spring Budget 2023
UK Budget Assessment
WBG finds Government funding for early education and childcare falls short by £5.2bn
The expansion of free hours to younger children must be properly funded, otherwise it risks the financial sustainability of the childcare sector.
UK Policy Briefing
Spring Budget 2023 Pre-Budget Briefings
Ahead of the 2023 Spring Budget, our briefings set out the impact of current policies, with an emphasis on the cost-of-living crisis.
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ONS (2023) Labour Force Survey: Economically Inactive in the UK
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J. De-Henau (2022) Simulating employment and fiscal effects of public investment in high-quality universal childcare in the UK. We use as reference “Scenario 2”: average take-up rate of 71% and pay levels equal to those of primary school teachers.