Where parties stand on the issues affecting women
In 2011, 24 per cent of mothers said welfare reforms had forced them to give up work
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IFS says next Conservative government will continue hitting poorest hardest
New analysis also says that the pace of cuts will be faster this time
Right to buy: the Tories continue their campaign to erode the welfare state
The Tories seek to revisit Thatcher’s legacy with a policy that will promote social cleansing
Can Plaid Cymru replicate the SNP’s success?
As Leanne Wood launches the party’s manifesto, a former leader says Labour still looks like a better alternative for many Welsh voters
The Right’s five most inaccurate predictions
A few of the Right’s howlers from 2010
Crisis warns of benefit sanction ‘hotspots’
Another report into the punitive sanctions system shows geographical variations in the number of jobseekers being cut off
100 people too mentally ill to work get their benefits sanctioned each day
A new report exposes the human cost of the punitive benefits sanctions system
Cost of childcare has risen by 33 per cent since 2010
Parents are paying £1,533 more for nursery places than at the start of this parliament
Benefits bill ‘virtually unchanged’ under coalition, says IFS
The biggest cuts to the welfare system are ‘yet to come’ says think tank
100,000 people have been forced to take second jobs since 2010
Cost of living and job insecurity means the number of people working two jobs is soaring.