We put feminism into economics and economics into feminism. We are a feminist think tank that raises awareness of and provides evidence for a gender equal economy - acting as a link between academia, ...

Analysis by the UK Women’s Budget Group with and on behalf of the Trades Union Congress, The Fawcett Society, Pregnant Then Screwed, and Movember. The UK’s parental leave system is not fit for purpose ...

Though inflation (CPI) has come down, now at 2.9% in the year to July 2026 compared to 3.8% in the year to July 2025, the latest figure shows an increase from 2.6% in the previous month. This increase ...

The WBG is delighted to host this webinar exploring new research into the impact of parenting leave policies & the burden of childcare responsibility. The Women’s Budget Group (WBG) is delighted to ...

Looking at our social security system, this article explores how policies can create the conditions for and compound economic abuse. Economic abuse is a form of intimate partner abuse and coercive ...

This briefing looks at long-standing issues in the health service, in terms of structuring, funding and inequalities in health outcomes. The 2010s saw the longest spending squeeze in the history of ...

It is widely agreed, including by the Department for Work and Pensions, that the State Pension alone is not and will be insufficient to provide an adequate standard of living in retirement, and that ...

Entitlement to contributory benefits such as the State Pension, Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) are based on individual National Insurance Contributions (NICs) ...

In the last 14 years, most people in the UK have experienced a decline in living standards. Women on low incomes, women from minority ethnic backgrounds, Disabled women, and families with children are ...

Early education and childcare (EECC) is vital social infrastructure. It is one of the essential services necessary for our society and our economy to function, delivering benefits for children, ...

Explore how the UK housing crisis affects women and men differently, and what needs to change to create a fairer housing system Housing is central to people’s daily lives and future life chances. It ...

Summary Funding. The 2010s saw the longest spending squeeze in the history of the NHS: growth in spending was 1.6% during 2010-2019 (annual average), down from 3.7% each year sinc ...