Pakistani women who do not speak English or work are living in ‘different society’
Pakistani women living in the UK are ‘shockingly badly integrated’, a Cabinet Office survey is set to reveal.
The findings of the UK’s first disparity audit, published in full on Tuesday, hope to shed better light on how people from different backgrounds are treated in regards to their access to healthcare, education, employment and the criminal justice system.
For women of Pakistani origin, the audit has revealed a particularly ‘shocking’ situation.
A source close to the Cabinet Office told The Sunday Times: ‘Other communities have integrated very well, but the audit shows that Pakistani women who don’t speak English or go out to work are living in an entirely different society and are shockingly badly integrated.’
The findings coincide with an independent report from the Women’s Budget Group and the Runnymede Trust, also due to be published this week, which will reveal those hardest hit by cuts to benefits and public services are likely from Asian families.
Asian households will be £11,678 worse off overall by 2020, compared with a fall of £6,199 across the decade for white families.
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