UK After an eight month investigation the United Nations announced that the Conservatives’ austerity policies breach international human rights obligations. Since the 2010 cuts they have had “a disproportionate adverse impact” on the most marginalised and disadvantaged: children, disabled people and low-income families.
Also highlighted is the UK’s “exceptionally high levels of homelessness”, food banks and persistent inequality – embedded by tax policies, including VAT rises combined with reductions in inheritance and corporation tax.
It also found that the new national living wage is not enough to ensure a decent standard of living . That is likely to be even worse for women, who are more likely to be stuck on zero-hours contracts, and young people under-25, who are excluded from the policy.
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