Wales Women's Budget Group
@waleswbg.bsky.social
Working for fair and gender-equal taxation and spending in Wales.
Gweithio tuag at drethiant a gwariant teg a chyfartal o ran rhywedd yng Nghymru.
Gweithio tuag at drethiant a gwariant teg a chyfartal o ran rhywedd yng Nghymru.
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As we’ve hopped over from X, we thought it would be a good time to re-introduce ourselves. We’re the Wales Women’s Budget Group, and we consult with the Welsh Government on fair and equal taxation for women and minority groups and campaign for a fair and gender-equal economy for all women in Wales.
Today's Autumn Budget provided support for rising living costs and child poverty, but does it go far enough to support women?
We break down today's key announcements and what they mean for women in Wales.
Read our full analysis here: wwbg.org.uk/autumn-budge...
We break down today's key announcements and what they mean for women in Wales.
Read our full analysis here: wwbg.org.uk/autumn-budge...
Autumn Budget 2025: What does it mean for women in Wales? - Wales Women's Budget Group
Earlier today, Rachel Reeves presented her second Autumn Budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Budget included welcome announcements to help tackle the rising cost of living such as increases in ...
wwbg.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Today's Autumn Budget provided support for rising living costs and child poverty, but does it go far enough to support women?
We break down today's key announcements and what they mean for women in Wales.
Read our full analysis here: wwbg.org.uk/autumn-budge...
We break down today's key announcements and what they mean for women in Wales.
Read our full analysis here: wwbg.org.uk/autumn-budge...
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Don't miss a post-Budget webinar on 9th December. Join us as we discuss the gendered impact of the Autumn Budget.
Register today 👇
www.wbg.org.uk/event/autumn...
Register today 👇
www.wbg.org.uk/event/autumn...
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Don't miss a post-Budget webinar on 9th December. Join us as we discuss the gendered impact of the Autumn Budget.
Register today 👇
www.wbg.org.uk/event/autumn...
Register today 👇
www.wbg.org.uk/event/autumn...
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Together with @swbg.bsky.social NI WBG and @waleswbg.bsky.social we’re urging the Chancellor to scrap the two-child limit in full in the autumn budget. It's a major driver of child poverty across the country.
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How many children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child limit was scrapped?
The Women's Budget Groups calculated how many children would be lifted above the poverty line if the two-child limit was scrapped.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Together with @swbg.bsky.social NI WBG and @waleswbg.bsky.social we’re urging the Chancellor to scrap the two-child limit in full in the autumn budget. It's a major driver of child poverty across the country.
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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Our new analysis shows how many children could be lifted out of poverty by 2029/30 if the two-child limit on Universal Credit would be abolished:
England: 626,022 children
Scotland: 51,036 children
Wales: 54,722 children
NI: 9,791 children
#EndChildPoverty
England: 626,022 children
Scotland: 51,036 children
Wales: 54,722 children
NI: 9,791 children
#EndChildPoverty
November 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Our new analysis shows how many children could be lifted out of poverty by 2029/30 if the two-child limit on Universal Credit would be abolished:
England: 626,022 children
Scotland: 51,036 children
Wales: 54,722 children
NI: 9,791 children
#EndChildPoverty
England: 626,022 children
Scotland: 51,036 children
Wales: 54,722 children
NI: 9,791 children
#EndChildPoverty
Investing in women means investing in public services.
Read our response to today's detailed Draft Budget to learn why 2% inflationary uplifts fall short of what is required to support women in Wales 👇
wwbg.org.uk/wwbg-respond...
Read our response to today's detailed Draft Budget to learn why 2% inflationary uplifts fall short of what is required to support women in Wales 👇
wwbg.org.uk/wwbg-respond...
WWBG responds to the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget 2026-27 - Wales Women's Budget Group
WWBG and WEN Wales warn that 2% inflationary uplifts fall short and urge the Welsh Government to use remaining unallocated funding to protect women and public services in Wales. Today’s detailed Draft...
wwbg.org.uk
November 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Investing in women means investing in public services.
Read our response to today's detailed Draft Budget to learn why 2% inflationary uplifts fall short of what is required to support women in Wales 👇
wwbg.org.uk/wwbg-respond...
Read our response to today's detailed Draft Budget to learn why 2% inflationary uplifts fall short of what is required to support women in Wales 👇
wwbg.org.uk/wwbg-respond...
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If you have less than £10 million in cash & assets, our #WealthTax won't cost you a penny.
If you do? Lucky you! You're one of the 20,000 richest people in the UK. Our wealth tax would still only cost you 2p in every £1 over £10 million.
Our own Fariya Mohiuddin on @waleswbg.bsky.social's podcast
If you do? Lucky you! You're one of the 20,000 richest people in the UK. Our wealth tax would still only cost you 2p in every £1 over £10 million.
Our own Fariya Mohiuddin on @waleswbg.bsky.social's podcast
October 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
If you have less than £10 million in cash & assets, our #WealthTax won't cost you a penny.
If you do? Lucky you! You're one of the 20,000 richest people in the UK. Our wealth tax would still only cost you 2p in every £1 over £10 million.
Our own Fariya Mohiuddin on @waleswbg.bsky.social's podcast
If you do? Lucky you! You're one of the 20,000 richest people in the UK. Our wealth tax would still only cost you 2p in every £1 over £10 million.
Our own Fariya Mohiuddin on @waleswbg.bsky.social's podcast
In Wales, the gender wealth gap stands at 23%
Why do men hold more wealth than women & how could a UK wealth tax help address this?
Join us to unpack this issue with @fmohiuddin.bsky.social @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social in Episode 1 of our new podcast, WWBG Explains🎙️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMP8...
Why do men hold more wealth than women & how could a UK wealth tax help address this?
Join us to unpack this issue with @fmohiuddin.bsky.social @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social in Episode 1 of our new podcast, WWBG Explains🎙️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMP8...
WWBG Explains Ep 1 - Wealth Tax and the Gender Wealth Gap in Wales
YouTube video by Wales Women's Budget Group WWBG
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September 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
In Wales, the gender wealth gap stands at 23%
Why do men hold more wealth than women & how could a UK wealth tax help address this?
Join us to unpack this issue with @fmohiuddin.bsky.social @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social in Episode 1 of our new podcast, WWBG Explains🎙️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMP8...
Why do men hold more wealth than women & how could a UK wealth tax help address this?
Join us to unpack this issue with @fmohiuddin.bsky.social @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social in Episode 1 of our new podcast, WWBG Explains🎙️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMP8...
In anticipation of the UK Government's Child Poverty Strategy, we are hosting an online cross-nation Women's Budget Groups Assembly on Women's and Children's Poverty.
Join us next week to discuss the gendered nature of child poverty and the actions needed to tackle it at a devolved and UK level. 👇
Join us next week to discuss the gendered nature of child poverty and the actions needed to tackle it at a devolved and UK level. 👇
📣ENGAGING EVENT ALERT
📄The UK Government will soon publish their new Child Poverty Strategy. What measures should it include? Have devolved governments shown greater gender responsiveness in the development of their child poverty plans, and what can we learn from...
📄The UK Government will soon publish their new Child Poverty Strategy. What measures should it include? Have devolved governments shown greater gender responsiveness in the development of their child poverty plans, and what can we learn from...
April 22, 2025 at 9:24 AM
In anticipation of the UK Government's Child Poverty Strategy, we are hosting an online cross-nation Women's Budget Groups Assembly on Women's and Children's Poverty.
Join us next week to discuss the gendered nature of child poverty and the actions needed to tackle it at a devolved and UK level. 👇
Join us next week to discuss the gendered nature of child poverty and the actions needed to tackle it at a devolved and UK level. 👇
In yesterday's Spring Statement, the Chancellor prioritised compliance with her fiscal targets & defence spending. We are concerned that the actions taken to safeguard these self-imposed fiscal rules will detrimentally impact women in Wales.
Read our full response here.
wwbg.org.uk/uk-spring-bu...
Read our full response here.
wwbg.org.uk/uk-spring-bu...
UK Spring Statement: the impact on women in Wales |
UK Spring Statement: the impact on women in Wales Earlier this afternoon the Chancellor of the Exchequer presented her first Spring Statement to the House of Commons. Speaking in response to the Offic...
wwbg.org.uk
March 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
In yesterday's Spring Statement, the Chancellor prioritised compliance with her fiscal targets & defence spending. We are concerned that the actions taken to safeguard these self-imposed fiscal rules will detrimentally impact women in Wales.
Read our full response here.
wwbg.org.uk/uk-spring-bu...
Read our full response here.
wwbg.org.uk/uk-spring-bu...
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Together with the women’s sector, we oppose the gov’s proposed cuts to disability benefits. We’ve sent an open letter to the Chancellor ahead of tomorrow’s Spring Statement. 🧵 1/3
March 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Together with the women’s sector, we oppose the gov’s proposed cuts to disability benefits. We’ve sent an open letter to the Chancellor ahead of tomorrow’s Spring Statement. 🧵 1/3
Together with our sister Women's Budget Groups & women's organisations, we are calling on the Chancellor to reconsider her proposed cuts to disability benefits, which will exacerbate hardship for the most vulnerable & entrench gender inequality.
Read more here:
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Read more here:
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
DWP cuts spark huge reaction from women’s groups - full letter to Rachel Reeves
Dozens of women’s organisations have warned Rachel Reeves to rethink her disability benefits cuts over fears it will remove a 'vital lifeline' for victims of abuse
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March 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Together with our sister Women's Budget Groups & women's organisations, we are calling on the Chancellor to reconsider her proposed cuts to disability benefits, which will exacerbate hardship for the most vulnerable & entrench gender inequality.
Read more here:
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Read more here:
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
We are pleased to see positive steps taken in the Welsh Government's 2025-26 budget. However, there is more work to be done to end gender discrimination in Wales.
Read our joint statement with the Women's Equality Network (WEN) Wales here: wwbg.org.uk/positive-ste...
Read our joint statement with the Women's Equality Network (WEN) Wales here: wwbg.org.uk/positive-ste...
Positive Steps Taken: WWBG & WEN Wales respond to 2025-26 Welsh Government Budget
WWBG and WEN Wales welcome positive steps taken in the Welsh Government budget for 2025-2026. Read the response in English and Cymraeg here.
wwbg.org.uk
February 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We are pleased to see positive steps taken in the Welsh Government's 2025-26 budget. However, there is more work to be done to end gender discrimination in Wales.
Read our joint statement with the Women's Equality Network (WEN) Wales here: wwbg.org.uk/positive-ste...
Read our joint statement with the Women's Equality Network (WEN) Wales here: wwbg.org.uk/positive-ste...
As we’ve hopped over from X, we thought it would be a good time to re-introduce ourselves. We’re the Wales Women’s Budget Group, and we consult with the Welsh Government on fair and equal taxation for women and minority groups and campaign for a fair and gender-equal economy for all women in Wales.
February 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
As we’ve hopped over from X, we thought it would be a good time to re-introduce ourselves. We’re the Wales Women’s Budget Group, and we consult with the Welsh Government on fair and equal taxation for women and minority groups and campaign for a fair and gender-equal economy for all women in Wales.
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📢 New polling reveals that 1 in 4 mothers often worry about affording their children’s basic needs. This polling by YouGov is released alongside our new report, which highlights a crucial issue: children’s poverty cannot be separated from women’s poverty. 🧵👇
February 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
📢 New polling reveals that 1 in 4 mothers often worry about affording their children’s basic needs. This polling by YouGov is released alongside our new report, which highlights a crucial issue: children’s poverty cannot be separated from women’s poverty. 🧵👇
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Maximising women’s incomes is the most effective way for the Government to meet its aim of tackling child poverty. Our new report and polling highlighting how children's and women's poverty are inextricably linked covered by @chloechaplain.bsky.social for @inews.co.uk inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Child-benefit caps leave mothers in fear over how to feed and clothe their children
A quarter of mothers revealed they are worried about not being able to pay for essentials for their children
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February 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Maximising women’s incomes is the most effective way for the Government to meet its aim of tackling child poverty. Our new report and polling highlighting how children's and women's poverty are inextricably linked covered by @chloechaplain.bsky.social for @inews.co.uk inews.co.uk/news/politic...