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, ...

As we look ahead to the budget later this month, pressures are mounting on the government to reduce the cost of living and improve people’s living standards. And as usual, accusations abound about the ...

“Andy Burnham’s commitment to a universal care service, free at the point of use, is exactly the transformative vision social care needs. “We know the consequences of inaction by successive ...

Summary: This paper makes the case for a National Care System supported by a model of social insurance. It establishes a rationale, architecture including funding mechanisms and cost base for ...

A Social Care Levy on earnings would raise the remaining £36 billion.

National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are payable by employees and employers (as a percentage of earnings), and by self-employed people (as a percentage of profits) between weekly income thresholds ...

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 ...

Responding to the Prime Minister’s speech on social care, Dr Daniella Jenkins, Executive Director at the Women’s Budget Group, said, “Today, Andy Burnham sent a strong signal that he is serious about ...

Responding to the Education Secretary’s Ruskin College speech, Dr Daniella Jenkins, Executive Director at the Women’s Budget Group, said, “Every child has a right to high-quality early education and ...

The UK is facing several overlapping crises. The housing crisis, climate crisis and rising inequality are deeply interconnected. It is increasingly clear that these crises cannot be solved separately.

Record-breaking temperatures in May have exposed the urgent need for homes that are safe in extreme heat, affordable and designed around care and wellbeing, according to a new joint report from the ...

Changes on Disabled Women. 1 This informed the Women’s Budget Group’s response to the Government’s March 2025 Green Paper Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working. 2 ...