Social Welfare Law provides a detailed outline of the complex social welfare code. It examines, in particular, key issues of relevance to legal practitioners.
It provides invaluable guidance for anyone involved in social insurance, benefits and social assistance work, particularly those who advise on entitlement to benefit, claims and disputes. This book also provides guidance to solicitors advising on probate and family matters and gives the up-to-date entitlement to individuals.
Contents: Context; Old age, disability and unemployment; Gender and family issues; General issues
Mel Cousins is a barrister and has written extensively on social welfare law and policy.
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...a valuable addition to the literature on social policy....detailed and instructive. It is one of the few studies in this area and represents a valuable contribution to any discussion of the many issues of law and social policy reaised by our welfare system. Irish Law Times - of previous edition.
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978-1-85800-289-7 (9781858002897)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The Developent of Social Welfare in Ireland. The Legal Status of Social Welfare Payments. Old Age. Retirement and Survivors. Pensions. Sickness and Disability Payments. Occupational Injuries. Benefits and Deductibility of Benefits from Awards of Damages for Personal Injury. Employment and Unemployment Payments. Supplementary Welfare Allowance. Social Welfare and Family Structures. The Implementation of EU Equalit Law. Social Welfare Support for Informal Caring. Lone Parents Payments. Pregnancy and Maternity Benefits. Child Support Payments. Scope of Social Insurance. General Legal Provisions. Payments on or After Death. Decisions and Appeals.
