Affordable childcare rather than tax cuts would better help struggling families
Affordable childcare rather than the raising of the personal allowance would better help struggling families, writes IPPR’s Kayte Lawton.
Kayte Lawton
Kayte is a research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research. Prior to joining ippr, Kayte worked in research administration at World Cancer Research Fund and Liverpool John Moores University.
Fiscal arithmetic of the next spending review cannot be avoided
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The private sector is the real source of unfair pay
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Spending review will weaken work incentives
The spending review has further weakened work incentives and the financial support that working families really need, reports ippr’s Kayte Lawton.
IDS welfare reforms won’t provide the support needed to escape poverty
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Lib Dem minimum wage plans make sense in long run
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