Benefit changes will entrench the poor in ‘food bank Britain’
Changes to the benefits system delve into the pockets of the poor and will lead to more families and disabled people needing to use food banks.
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Paid family leave policies are expanding, but are new mothers actually taking time off?
If President Trump follows through on his campaign promise, new mothers may soon have six weeks of guaranteed paid leave. But something is keeping them from using the benefits they already have.
Free from the confines of coalition, Osborne goes on benefits rampage
After months of speculation, we now know how the Chancellor plans to save £12bn from the welfare budget.
Focus on working parents misses true value of universal early childhood services
Lost in the political debate about subsidising child care is the fact that universal free preschool care has been abandoned as a goal of good social policy.
Ed Balls risks pushing more families into poverty with child benefit plan
Ed Balls has kicked off the annual Labour conference in Manchester with an ill-judged announcement that his party would increase child benefits by just 1% a year until 2017 if elected to government next…
Human rights case against welfare reforms keeps growing
On July 5, the Daily Mail mounted yet another attack on the pesky human rights folk who have the temerity to question the coalition government’s welfare agenda. The article, headlined “The Brazil Nut strikes…
Federal budget 2014: the days of borrow and spend must come to an end
Treasurer Joe Hockey has bought down a budget that hits middle Australia with swingeing cuts and price hikes, while lauding…
Wicks leak was a courageous act which saved child benefit
The children of this country owe a debt of gratitude to Malcolm Wicks, who died last year. If you have ever benefited from child benefit, you have him to thank. While Wicks was dying he wrote a memoir…
Short of cash, rent and food – Britons in dire financial straits
Britain is currently experiencing its longest and deepest economic slump in a century. But through new research we’re only just beginning to realise quite how dramatic the impact of this recession has…
Digital welfare only deepens the class divide
The introduction of the universal credit will change the face of benefit and welfare services for families all over the country. By making assumptions about digital literacy levels, the government is putting…
Strong support for role of state in enforcing child maintenance
In most countries children in lone parent families are at increased risk of experiencing poverty. In 2011, the proportion of lone parents below the poverty line in EU countries reached 33.5%, compared…
Middle class welfare – are we hitting the target?
When it comes to welfare spending in the budget, the federal government has given with one hand and taken with another. Funding for support of disability services (NDIS) and schools the (Gonski reforms…
Restore the family wage by simplifying the tax system
Two changes are needed to the taxation and family benefits system to improve efficiency and achieve equity between families. The first step is to replace the current complicated family tax benefit payment…
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