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More women are juggling paid work with looking after grandchildren
Paying for overnight childcare for employees could increase pressure on new parents to return to their job
Official estimates come as ministers set out pilot scheme repurposing empty school space
The Conservatives are right to focus on the problem — but more than free hours is needed to help both parents and society
Direct financial incentives are defeated by much stronger social trends
Almost a third of children in the country are living in relative poverty, which has increased more than any advanced economy
The Budget and International Women’s Day remind us that the campaign for equality is still far from won
The UK’s childcare crisis is taking another bite out of the older woman’s retirement prospects
These long-overdue changes will have positive economic consequences too
Hunt urged to increase funding for care of three- and four-year-olds to help make up shortfall
Developed economies need to be better prepared for a drop in younger workers
UK chancellor has promised ‘smart’ cuts in his Budget that reward work
The extension of adolescence and higher costs of settling down are increasing the burdens on modern parents
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Tax law review committee at Institute for Fiscal Studies says high rates act as disincentive for individuals to work
Experts warn ‘patients will suffer’ as students drop out and nursing course acceptances fall by 12%
Nigel Huddleston says cliff edges in tax system can lead to ‘distorting behaviour’
Education secretary’s comments come ahead of broadening in entitlement to 30 hours a week from April
Fears raised that attempt to support parents will exacerbate 10 years of ‘chronic underfunding’
The end of pandemic-era childcare subsidies drives home the need for a new form of provision
Data shows that limiting payments to 2 children hits those in Midlands and North West hardest
HMRC ‘needs to do more to inform taxpayers of responsibilities’
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