Using data from the House of Commons Library, the party said 68% of all Westminster welfare cuts between 2011-12 to 2015-16 would fall on women.
In Scotland, that meant £4.1 billion less for women as a result of a five-year cuts package of £6bn.
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Norfolk County Council approves cuts as new budget set
The council’s government grant will be reduced by £42m in 2015-16 and costs will rise by £27m, the council said.
Councillors agreed a budget of £318m on Monday after a meeting lasting nearly six hours.
The council is run by an alliance of Labour, Lib Dems and UKIP supported by the Greens.
‘Tough decisions’
Total cuts amounting to almost £11m will affect community services, arts funding, libraries and road maintenance.
Women suffer most from Coalition cuts
WOMEN, and new mothers in particular, have suffered disproportionately from Coalition welfare cuts according to new figures released by the SNP.
Disabled Stevenage man needs foodbanks to survive after benefits cut
A disabled man has been forced to rely on foodbanks to survive after going months without receiving benefits.
by Oliver Pritchard Friday, October 10, 2014
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Alan Ogden lives in Brent Court, Stevenage and suffers from Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis, which affects a person’s breathing, and a fused right wrist which he cannot bend.
The 53-year-old applied for Personal Independence Payment, which replaced Disability Living Allowance, in October last year, and Job Seekers Allowance in August – but is yet to receive a penny in either payment.
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