Universal Credit assumes you earn a certain amount - what it calls a “minimum income floor”. If it turns out you don’t earn that much, you won’t get any extra help. .
Women are becoming self-employed in larger numbers than men - in 2014 they made up 88% of newly registered businesses compared to 63% in 2008.
The new benefit will be paid to a couple rather than individuals. Engender argues this could force women into financial dependency and that it could lead to financial abuse as well as domestic abuse.
You can ask for Universal Credit to be paid separately in special circumstances - .
More than nine in ten single parents are women. Since 2012, lone parents have had to start claiming Jobseekers Allowance when their youngest child is five.
But . The Children’s Society reckons 100,000 of the lowest income working families will lose up to £4,000 a year in financial help. .
The Government introduced the Jobseeker’s Allowance Domestic Violence Easement - a 13 week breathing space for victims of domestic abuse to restart their lives before searching for work.
But Women’s Aid found only in 15% of cases did Jobcentre staff actually tell affected women about the benefit. .
Engender is concerned a tougher sanctions regime is not clear enough about excluding unpaid carers. Add the change from Disability Livings Allowance to the Personal Independence Payment, and Engender is worried we will see "many unpaid carers falling into the sanctions regime".
More than half of unpaid carers are women. You can find out .