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  • Friday, 23 February, 2024
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    The troubling decline in the global fertility rate

    Developed economies need to be better prepared for a drop in younger workers

    A mother and a baby
  • Friday, 23 February, 2024
    ExplainerUK tax
    Why Jeremy Hunt’s parent tax rate is proving controversial

    UK chancellor has promised ‘smart’ cuts in his Budget that reward work

    A montage of a person pushing a baby in a pram and a line graph
  • Saturday, 17 February, 2024
    Camilla Cavendish
    Why having a Gen Z child means parenting an adult

    The extension of adolescence and higher costs of settling down are increasing the burdens on modern parents

    Jonathan McHugh illustration of a man being pushed on a child’s swing by his elderly mother
  • Friday, 16 February, 2024
    FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
    Free reader event: The true cost of childcare

    Join Mother Pukka and Pregnant then Screwed on International Women’s Day

    Line up of Maike Currie, Hargreaves Lansdown; Claer Barrett, FT; Anna Whitehouse, Mother Pukka; Joeli Brearley, Pregnant then Screwed
  • Wednesday, 14 February, 2024
    UK tax
    Ministers urged to reform Britain’s ‘crackers’ child benefit charge

    Tax law review committee at Institute for Fiscal Studies says high rates act as disincentive for individuals to work

    Rear View Of a Family Walking Arm In Arm Along a Autumn Woodland Path
  • Wednesday, 7 February, 2024
    UK employment
    Trainee nurses in England forced to quit over spiralling childcare costs

    Experts warn ‘patients will suffer’ as students drop out and nursing course acceptances fall by 12%

    Leanne Bibby, a student nurse who is unable to access funded childcare hours, is seated on a sofa.
  • Tuesday, 6 February, 2024
    UK tax
    UK tax minister: We must ‘smooth out anomalies’ in the system

    Nigel Huddleston says cliff edges in tax system can lead to ‘distorting behaviour’

  • Sunday, 4 February, 2024
    Government cannot ‘guarantee’ all parents access to extended childcare in England

    Education secretary’s comments come ahead of broadening in entitlement to 30 hours a week from April

    Gillian Keegan
  • Thursday, 4 January, 2024
    News in-depth
    UK childcare providers warn they will have to limit access to new ‘free’ hours

    Fears raised that attempt to support parents will exacerbate 10 years of ‘chronic underfunding’

    Dave Williams stands next to an infants’ playground slide
  • Monday, 1 January, 2024
    Rana Foroohar
    America’s childcare system is broken

    The end of pandemic-era childcare subsidies drives home the need for a new form of provision

    Statue of Liberty holding a baby
  • Sunday, 3 December, 2023
    UK Inequality
    Benefit limit one of ‘biggest drivers’ of child poverty in England, say charities

    Data shows that limiting payments to 2 children hits those in Midlands and North West hardest

    Rosie Gilchrist and her son Tyler
  • Friday, 17 November, 2023
    Social affairs
    Thousands of parents penalised over child benefit tax trap

    HMRC ‘needs to do more to inform taxpayers of responsibilities’

  • Sunday, 12 November, 2023
    LexUS society
    US childcare: baby steps would unlock output gains Premium content

    Dearth of decent and affordable services is a leading factor driving women from the workforce

    Children at a childcare facility in California
  • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
    Special Report
    Women in Business

    Why a US diversity lawsuit focused on race is raising concerns for gender equality. Plus: Tina Brown interviewed; macho Mexico’s female-led presidential race; the gaming sector’s image problem; and where maternity leave and hybrid working blend

    A young female games developer smiles for the camera as she’s testing a computer game on her desktop PC
  • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
    Special ReportWomen in Business
    Why hybrid working is a ‘game changer’ after maternity leave

    New mothers and employers are navigating new and evolving patterns of work

    Young African American woman at home, wears casual clothing and working late at night. Using earbuds and talking via video call
  • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
    Special ReportWomen in Business
    The best way to improve childcare is to listen to parents

    Access to childcare is a challenge that ultimately affects everyone. What role can employers and policymakers play?

    Back view of mother walking down the street with a little son with a backpack on sunny summer day
  • Monday, 7 August, 2023
    OutlookPatti Waldmeir
    Turmoil over US abortions turns spotlight on safe havens for newborns

    Just over a year after the ruling overturning Roe vs Wade, debate over ‘baby boxes’ is heated

    Safe Haven poster in a firestation
  • Friday, 23 June, 2023
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Banks must play fair as mortgage rates rise

    As millions brace for the impact of more expensive home loans, here’s my don’t panic guide to what happens next

  • Monday, 20 March, 2023
    Stephen Bush
    Politicians forget to ask what good childcare actually looks like

    Ambitious plans are one thing but the question of costs and detail remains

    Illustration of the chancellor’s red Budget briefcase lying open with wooden block falling out of it and a toddler building with the blocks
  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    UK Budget
    Hunt’s workforce plan to cost £70,000 per person entering UK employment

    IFS analysis shows chancellor’s policy package will have a high price tag for relatively limited gains

    A mother with two daughters
  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Swiss central bank backs Credit Suisse

    VW to invest €180bn over next 5 years to manufacture its own electric vehicle batteries and expand

  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    UK general election
    With an eye to the next election, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces help with childcare

    Famous red briefcase changed to a baby toy bag

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    Nurseries worry about England’s huge expansion of free childcare

    Plan to offer free care for children from 9 months to 4 years will leave nurseries heavily reliant on government for income

  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    Claer Barrett
    There’s no such thing as free childcare

    Announcing more hours is one thing but actually accessing them is quite another

    Jeremy Hunt meets children during a visit to Busy Bees Battersea Nursery in south London
  • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
    Inside PoliticsStephen Bush
    Hunt makes childcare the new battleground in politics

    Zero-to-18 provision represents a significant shift

    UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt
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