‘Women £574 a year worse off’

WOMEN are £574 a year worse off than before the Conservatives came to power, Labour has claimed.

The figure comes from a Labour analysis of Office for National Statistics figures, which found that when taken with inflation the median full-time woman worker’s salary in April 2010 was the equivalent of £30,258.30 compared to £29,684 today.

The figures also suggest that Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement will hit women’s pockets by £605m over the next five years, after his decision to freeze tax thresholds.