Poor Relief or Poor Deal?
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BL Scheme
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CCGs
Child Poverty Action Group
community
comparative social protection
crisis support mechanisms in Europe
Discretionary Payment
Discretionary Social Fund
discretionary welfare payments
emergency financial assistance
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Financial Aid
fund
grant
JSA
Lone Mother
Lone Parent
National Audit Office
officers
payment
poverty alleviation strategies
Poverty Lobby
Respondent UK
SB Scheme
scheme
Secretary Of State
single
social
Social Assistance
Social Assistance Beneficiaries
social exclusion research
Social Fund
Social Fund Commissioner
Social Fund Officers
Social Fund Payments
Social Security Committee
SP Scheme
Weekly Benefit
welfare policy analysis
Welfare Reforms
Product details
- ISBN 9780754633358
- Weight: 630g
- Dimensions: 153 x 219mm
- Publication Date: 28 Apr 2003
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The social fund has been a controversial instrument of social policy in the UK since its introduction in 1988. This book brings together new research and debate on the role and effect of the social fund in relieving poverty, and introduces evidence from the wider European field to allow comparison to be made with other countries' experience of providing a 'safety net' for their poorest citizens. This book opens up for wider discussion the question of how to provide help for disadvantaged groups and individuals at times of financial crisis. Addressing practical questions about how such schemes work (or fail to work) effectively, the book also provides the basis for more general consideration of the overall objectives which they are expected to meet. This will contribute to new thinking about the policy goals of the social fund and other emergency payment schemes, and their role in meeting broader aspirations such as cohesion, inclusion and social justice.
Trevor Buck - Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Leicester Roger S. Smith - Lecturer, School of Social Work, University of Leicester
