Mothers are being forced back to work
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Family, Money & Finance
75% of mothers who are married or cohabiting are now working – the highest proportion since records began.
Official figures from the Office for National Statistics highlight the effect of current financial pressures on families.
Experts have blamed government policies, which they say make it harder for this generation of parents to raise their children.
Changes to child benefit, increases in VAT and a failure to introduce a tax break for married couples have all been highlighted as ways the government is failing to help families.
What do you think? Are financial pressures forcing both parents into the workforce?
