Axe falls hardest on single mothers
Analysis conducted on behalf of the TUC shows lone parents will be hardest hit by the Government cuts to public services.
The research says that single parents, 92% of whom are women, are set to lose the equivalent of a staggering 18.5% of their net income in services. This figure is more than double that which couple parents will lose.
This comes on top of the 8.5% of their income single mothers are expected to lose from changes to taxes and benefits.
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