NWCI Survey: Women & Budget 2010 - How will it affect you? 1. Default Section Many thanks for agreeing to fill in this brief survey. It should take you less than 4 minutes to do so and will help us understand how the Budget 2010 announcements will affect you, as women, and your families. Please tell your friends to complete the survey too. Thank You. Question Title * 1. Where are you living? Dublin Leinster Munster Connaught Ulster Question Title * 2. How many children do you have? 1 2 3 4 5 5+ Question Title * 3. How will Budget 2010 announcements affect you? Please choose the following options that relate to your own personal circumstances, or that of your family? Public Sector Pay Cuts Cuts to Community Development Projects Social Welfare Cuts Cuts to Child Benefit Changes to prescription charges Reduction in Jobseekers Allowance Introduction of Carbon Tax Changes to Medical card threshold Cuts to Carers' Payment Question Title * 4. In terms of the overall budget announcements yesterday, how best now describes your own or your family’s financial situation? Our family will now struggle to make ends meet I am very concerned about my future / the future for my family Our family/I will no longer be able to afford visits to the GP, prescriptions etc The budget announcements will have no impact on me / our family Question Title * 5. How best describes you current child benefit payment?Please go to Question 8 if Child Benefit is not applicable to you. It’s a critical part of family income It’s an important part of family income It’s only a minor part of family income Question Title * 6. Will the announced cuts to child benefit affect your family? Yes No Question Title * 7. From the following, what best describes the announced child benefit cuts to your family? An absolute financial disaster for our family Our ‘financial cushion’ will be gone I do not think that I can afford to pay for childcare I will have to cut back on activities for the children I will have to cut back on visits to the GP etc It will make no difference to our family budget at all Question Title * 8. Will yesterday’s Budget now force you to consider whether you can still afford to work outside the home? Yes No Not applicable Question Title * 9. Will the proposed cuts to family resource centres and community projects affect you or your family? Yes No If yes, how? Question Title * 10. Have you any other comment to make? Question Title * 11. The NWCI would like to gather some names and contact details of women and families who would like to share their personal experiences of budget cuts and changes. If you would be interested in assisting us in this way, please leave us your name and contact details. Your name and details will NOT be used for any other purpose. No, I do not wish to be contacted Yes, without commitment, I am happy to give you my contact details Email Address & Phone Number Done