tax credits
Addressing the challenge of transforming childcare
Stephen Twigg, Yvette Cooper and Liam Byrne write for Left Foot Forward on Labour’s plans for better childcare.
JRF: You can’t rely on a single policy to combat poverty
The net weekly budget for a family of four, with children aged 3 and 7, has risen from £370 to £455 since 2008.
A US perspective on tax credits and the politics of reform
The ability of low-wage individuals to move up and out of poverty through work alone is much less clear than the UK prime minister suggested.
Osborne’s mini-budget takes £1.7bn from women
Alex Hern runs through the latest issues the government is having with gender equality
One and half cheers for Lib Dem opposition to Osborne’s benefit cap
Declan Gaffney finds it possible to "agree with Nick"... well, almost - there may be some agreement over Lib Dem opposition to George Osborne's regressive benefit cap.
Tax credit cuts mean working families are worse off
Nicola Smith takes the Treasury and the coalition government to task for tax changes that will hurt working families.