What does the government's austerity plan mean for you?
What does the government's austerity plan mean for you?
Pregnant woman: Less maternity pay
Starting this April, statutory maternity pay and maternity allowance will be cut in real terms over the next three years. The Health in Pregnancy Grant and the baby element of Tax Credits have also been abolished.
Victim of domestic violence: Shelter closures
Local authority funding to services for domestic and sexual violence was cut by nearly a third last year. On a typical day, 230 women are turned away by Women's Aid refuges due to lack of space or funding cuts.
Public sector worker: Job insecurity
Over a million public sector jobs are set to go by 2018, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility. Women make up nearly two-thirds of the public sector workforce and will therefore be disproportionately hit by job losses.
City banker: Business as usual
The Chancellor was in Brussels last week opposing plans to limit bankers' bonuses to 200 per cent of their annual salaries. Top City bankers are also due to benefit from a cut in the top rate of tax next month.
Lone parent: Less financial support
Working lone parents will be £30 a week worse off by 2015 due to welfare cuts. Reducing the childcare element of tax credits will mean that for low-paid single parents, work will not pay.
Produced for the TUC Women's Conference 2013
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