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Format: 1 online resource (239 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-134-61134-X , 0-203-17073-3 , 0-203-01475-8 , 1-280-33420-7

Content: Social Security forms a major area of government policy and social expenditure. Government activity in this area impacts directly on all citizens, and consequently social security policy is the focus for much debate. People are affected by social security whether by funding it through taxation, or using it when claiming unemployment or other benefits. Introduction to Social Security is an up-to-date text on this important and complex social policy issue. It provides a second introduction for students of social policy and administration and includes contributions from some

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Conclusion; References; 1 The nature of poverty; Why is poverty important?; The definition of poverty; The measurement of poverty; Resources; Unit of analysis; Spatial issues; Equivalence; Time dimension; Income or expenditure?; Poverty lines and poverty gaps; Poverty in the UK; How does poverty in Britain compare?; Conclusion; Note; References; 2 The aims of social security; Introduction; Old and familiar aims; The relief of poverty?; Meeting needs , Income maintenance and replacement Compensation; Redistribution; The new project for social security; Passive and active aims; Getting people into work; Changing behaviour; Conclusion; Notes; References; 3 Development of social security; What role for social security policy?; Critical questions; People; Principles; Policy; The legacy of Beveridge; People; Principles; Policy; The drift to selectivity; People; Principles; Policy; Privatisation and targeting; People; Principles; Policy; References; 4 Poverty and the adequacy of social security; Why does adequacy matter? , What is the income maintenance system?Values and ideologies; The context of adequacy; Adequacy for what?; Human needs; Perspectives on poverty measures; Adequacy for how long?; Time-scale; Adequacy for whom?; Precariousness; Compensation; Stratification; Ethnicity; Adequate according to whom?; Whose perspectives? Expertise; Package deal thinking; Government objectives; Is social security adequate in the UK?; Empirical surveys; Normative studies; Other approaches; Official UK approaches to adequacy questions; Conclusion; Notes; References; 5 British pensions policies; Introduction , The importance of pensions Options and choices; Structure; Finance and private provision; The evolution of pensions in Britain; The post-war debate; The pensions White Paper chase; Pensions post-1979; Problems and responses in the 1990's; The case for change; Pensioners' incomes in the 1990's and future options; Conclusion-another fresh start; Acknowledgements; References; 6 Claiming entitlements; Introduction; The importance of take-up; Measuring take-up; Reasons for non-take-up; The Kerr model; The Ritchie and Matthews model; The econometric approach , Van Oorschot's interactive model of multi-level influences Dynamic aspects of take-up; Policy response and the way forward; References; 7 Social security, poverty and disability; Disability and the risk of poverty; The causes of poverty among disabled people; Employment and earnings; The additional costs of disability; The costs of personal assistance; Disability and social security; Income replacement benefits; Benefits for extra costs; Recent developments; Disability Living Allowance; Disability Working Allowance; ...Some You Lose? Restricting Invalidity Benefit , The impact of disability on household incomes , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-415-21431-9

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-415-21430-0

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (239 pages)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9780415214308 , 9780203014752

Content: An up-to-date text on an important social policy issue that needs constant updating. Essential reading for all students on social policy and administration courses

Note: Book Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Contributors -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Conclusion -- References -- 1 The nature of poverty -- Why is poverty important? -- The definition of poverty -- The measurement of poverty -- Resources -- Unit of analysis -- Spatial issues -- Equivalence -- Time dimension -- Income or expenditure? -- Poverty lines and poverty gaps -- Poverty in the UK -- How does poverty in Britain compare? -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 2 The aims of social security -- Introduction -- Old and familiar aims -- The relief of poverty? -- Meeting needs -- Income maintenance and replacement -- Compensation -- Redistribution -- The new project for social security -- Passive and active aims -- Getting people into work -- Changing behaviour -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3 Development of social security -- What role for social security policy? -- Critical questions -- People -- Principles -- Policy -- The legacy of Beveridge -- People -- Principles -- Policy -- The drift to selectivity -- People -- Principles -- Policy -- Privatisation and targeting -- People -- Principles -- Policy -- References -- 4 Poverty and the adequacy of social security -- Why does adequacy matter? -- What is the income maintenance system? -- Values and ideologies -- The context of adequacy -- Adequacy for what? -- Human needs -- Perspectives on poverty measures -- Adequacy for how long? -- Time-scale -- Adequacy for whom? -- Precariousness -- Compensation -- Stratification -- Ethnicity -- Adequate according to whom? -- Whose perspectives? Expertise -- Package deal thinking -- Government objectives -- Is social security adequate in the UK? -- Empirical surveys -- Normative studies -- Other approaches -- Official UK approaches to adequacy questions -- Conclusion -- Notes , Poverty and Black communities -- More likely to be poor? -- 'Race' and social security provision: recent research findings -- 'Race': the marginal dimension in research -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 10 Poverty and social security in the European Union -- Introduction -- EU social security: an overview -- Development of EU social security policy -- References -- Index , References -- 5 British pensions policies -- Introduction -- The importance of pensions -- Options and choices -- Structure -- Finance and private provision -- The evolution of pensions in Britain -- The post-war debate -- The pensions White Paper chase -- Pensions post-1979 -- Problems and responses in the 1990s -- The case for change -- Pensioners' incomes in the 1990s and future options -- Conclusion-another fresh start -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6 Claiming entitlements -- Introduction -- The importance of take-up -- Measuring take-up -- Reasons for non-take-up -- The Kerr model -- The Ritchie and Matthews model -- The econometric approach -- Van Oorschot's interactive model of multi-level influences -- Dynamic aspects of take-up -- Policy response and the way forward -- References -- 7 Social security, poverty and disability -- Disability and the risk of poverty -- The causes of poverty among disabled people -- Employment and earnings -- The additional costs of disability -- The costs of personal assistance -- Disability and social security -- Income replacement benefits -- Benefits for extra costs -- Recent developments -- Disability Living Allowance -- Disability Working Allowance -- ...Some You Lose? Restricting Invalidity Benefit -- The impact of disability on household incomes -- The costs of caring -- Small change? -- Conclusion -- Postscript -- Notes -- References -- 8 Social security and poverty -- Women, social security and the regulation of marriage -- Women, social security and poverty -- Social security, women's paid work and the family wage -- Social security, care and family forms -- Support for families with children -- Non-contributory benefits -- Lone motherhood -- The Child Support Act (1991) -- Social security reform and welfare regimes -- References -- 9 'Race', social security and poverty -- Introduction

Additional Edition: Print version Ditch, John Introduction to Social Security Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c1999 ISBN 9780415214308

Language: English

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Edition: Online-Ausg. Online version of print publication

ISBN: 9780203014752 , 9780415214308

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Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Introduction to social security

Language: English

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