218 Pages
by
Routledge
218 Pages
by
Routledge
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Since the Second World War, the means test has played a role of growing importance in British social security provision. Beveridge’s vision of a society protected by a national system of social insurance has never been realized and, instead, social assistance, designed as a residual and diminishing means of support, has gradually been expanded to make up for the inadequacies of a national... Read more
1. Introduction: managing poverty 2. The shifting sands of British social security 3. The adequacy of benefits: how much is enough? 4. Living in poverty 5. Making ends meet 6. Meeting need: a safety net for the safety net? 7. Another twist of the screw: 1988 and beyond 8. Retaining dignity in adversity: being a claimant 9. Conclusion: claimants first
Biography
Carol Walker, Professor of Social Policy, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lincoln, UK.
