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• Posted on 15 November 2017 by Robert Wishart, Senior Researcher

  Autumn Budget 2017: what next for public sector pay?

  Recent analysis by NatCen showed a real terms cut in public sector pay. A week before the Autumn Budget, Robert Wishart considers what the Government might do next. 

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  Tags: income and work, living standards, public services

• Posted on 23 November 2016 by Malen Davies, Senior Researcher

  Spending cuts and LGB and T people

  Reductions in public spending have had consequences for a broad range of both service providers and service users. Malen Davies blogs about our research on the effects these cuts have had on LGB and T people.

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  Tags: LGBT, austerity, public services, unison

• Posted on 08 July 2015 by NatCen, Research

  NatCen Insights: Summer Budget

  

  Today Chancellor George Osborne delivers his seventh budget statement to the House of Commons. We draw on NatCen data to shed light on how the public are likely to react to today’s Budget statement.

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  Tags: austerity, budget, politics, public services

• Posted on 13 December 2013

  The implications of austerity on LGBT people

  Despite the reports of an upturn in the economy, there are still austerity cuts to be made over the next few years. That is all the more reason why a greater understanding of the implications of the cuts on people and services is required. We recently conducted the first study looking at what these cuts mean for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the UK and are happy to announce the report is now published. But first, what are austerity cuts?

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  Tags: LGBT, austerity, equality, public services, unison