Two-thirds of UK government spending now goes on the welfare state and where the money
is spent–healthcare, education, pensions, benefits–is the centre of political and public …

Since coming to power in 2010, the UK Coalition government has enacted a series of cuts to
public spending, under the auspices of austerity. Underpinning these cuts is a neo-liberal …

This report explored the experiences of lone parents in a context of increasing benefit
conditionality and welfare reform. Lone parents on out seek work as a condition of benefit …

There are two million single parents in the UK, more than nine out of ten of whom are
mothers. Despite greater family fluidity and diversity, lone mothers remain materially …

Lone mothers in the UK are a key target group of tax-benefit measures designed to 'make
work pay'. This article assesses how the Conservative–Liberal Democrat Coalition's 'make …

Lone mothers commonly face social stigma alongside practical challenges in fulfilling both
principal breadwinner and primary carer roles. This chapter draws on findings from …

The primary aim of this research is to contribute towards the advancement of knowledge on
self-employment as a context of low income. In particular, this research explores experience …

Since the late-1990s, advanced economies have converged on an 'active'social policy
agenda aimed at maximising employment. Consequently, women are no longer treated as …

Democrat parties drew up an agreement that encompassed both parties' political objectives.
Both parties agreed that the main focus of policy would be on reducing the deficit and …