Select Committee · Women and Equalities Committee
Impact of the rising cost of living on women
Status: Closed
Opened: 27 Sep 2023
Closed: 28 May 2024
This inquiry examines the impact of the rising cost of living on women, as households continue to come under pressure from increased costs. In February 2023, the Women and Equalities Committee heard from people with disabilities and unpaid carers on how they were managing with cost-of-living increases . That evidence will inform this inquiry. The …
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2024 | Gillian Unsworth · Equality Hub, James Wolfe · Department for Work and Pensions, Jo Churchill MP · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Maria Caulfield MP · Government Equalities Office | View ↗ |
| 31 Jan 2024 | Charles Cotton · Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs OBE · Surviving Economic Abuse, Farah Nazeer · Women's Aid, Kate Osiadacz · TSB Bank Plc, Mary Macleod · Business in the Community, Nikki Pound · TUC | View ↗ |
| 6 Dec 2023 | Amanda Greenwood · Lancashire Women, Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson · Women's Budget Group, Sophie Woodhead · A Better Start, Vandna Gohil · Nottingham Women's Centre, Victoria Benson · Gingerbread, Vikki Brownridge · StepChange | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2024 | — | Correspondence from Minister for Women relating to the Impact of the rising cos… |