‘Just about managing’ – austerity in the age of Brexit

Those most vulnerable to the UK government’s public spending cuts, from single parents to headteachers, reveal the impact on their livesThe phone rings at the offices of Gingerbread, the charity that gives help and advice to single parents. A young mother, with a baby, is on the line. She earns just over £17,000 a year but is worried about the latest round of government welfare and tax changes. The reforms will cut £530 a year off her annual income. She finds it hard enough alr