budget cutting of conservatives2010 cut spending on public servces
claim austerity measures needed to maintain the countrys finance
budget cut seen as part of 'big society' for conservative to create a society where state plays minimal role in peoples life
want to make family less dependent on state
IMPACT ON AUSTERITY 1 CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE
millions in poverty due to cut benefits and support services, lower life chances and underachievement. Parents face financial stress so disconnect with children
IMPACT ON AUSTERITY 2 WOMEN AFFECTED MORE
universal credit changes affect women in single families and low income as they cant work due to cut off benefit and childcare services leading to more traditional nuclear families - increasing dependency on male breadwinner
IMPACT ON AUSTERITY 3 ELDERLY RELATIVES CARE
care cuts lead elderly to struggle without necessary support and state funded help - responsibility shift to family and women to care for them and their children, limiting career prospects.
