Understanding Social Security
Issues for Policy and Practice
3rd Edition
Published on 30. April 2018
280 pages
978-1-4473-3948-9 (ISBN)
Description
The political and economic landscape of UK social security provision has changed significantly since the 2008 financial crisis. This fully revised, restructured and updated 3rd edition of a go-to text book covers all the key policy changes and their implications since the elections of 2010 and 2015.
With contributions from leading academics in the field this book critically examines the design, entitlement, delivery and impact of current welfare provision. The first half of the book examines social security across the lifecycle from Child Benefit to retirement pensions. The second half focuses on key issues in policy and practice including new topics such as the realities of life on benefits in an era of austerity, and the pros and cons of Universal Basic Income.
Framework supports teachers and students, encouraging analytical thinking of issues and providing pointers to related sources
Authoritative and evidence-based arguments
Clear section and chapter summaries, overviews, questions for discussion, website resources and a bibliography
Includes tables, charts and text boxes for clarity, interest and appeal
This book is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Social Policy taking modules on Social Security Policy, Poverty and Inequality, Income Support and Welfare Reform, as well as Social Work students and those on other Social Science degree programmes.
With contributions from leading academics in the field this book critically examines the design, entitlement, delivery and impact of current welfare provision. The first half of the book examines social security across the lifecycle from Child Benefit to retirement pensions. The second half focuses on key issues in policy and practice including new topics such as the realities of life on benefits in an era of austerity, and the pros and cons of Universal Basic Income.
With contributions from leading academics in the field this book critically examines the design, entitlement, delivery and impact of current welfare provision. The first half of the book examines social security across the lifecycle from Child Benefit to retirement pensions. The second half focuses on key issues in policy and practice including new topics such as the realities of life on benefits in an era of austerity, and the pros and cons of Universal Basic Income.
Framework supports teachers and students, encouraging analytical thinking of issues and providing pointers to related sources
Authoritative and evidence-based arguments
Clear section and chapter summaries, overviews, questions for discussion, website resources and a bibliography
Includes tables, charts and text boxes for clarity, interest and appeal
This book is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Social Policy taking modules on Social Security Policy, Poverty and Inequality, Income Support and Welfare Reform, as well as Social Work students and those on other Social Science degree programmes.
With contributions from leading academics in the field this book critically examines the design, entitlement, delivery and impact of current welfare provision. The first half of the book examines social security across the lifecycle from Child Benefit to retirement pensions. The second half focuses on key issues in policy and practice including new topics such as the realities of life on benefits in an era of austerity, and the pros and cons of Universal Basic Income.
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Persons
Editor
Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath
Jane Millar is Professor of Social Policy and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at the University of Bath, UK. She has written widely on issues of social security policy, in particular on family policy and the policy implications of family change.
Jane Millar is Professor of Social Policy and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at the University of Bath, UK. She has written widely on issues of social security policy, in particular on family policy and the policy implications of family change.
Social Policy Research Unit, University of York
Contributions
University of Bath
University of York
Ruth Patrick is Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of York.
Ruth Patrick is Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of York.
Department of Social Policy
Professor of Social Policy, University of York
Professor of Social Policy, University of York
University of York
Dr Zoe Irving is a Senior Lecturer at the University of York and a member of the Executive Committee of the UK Social Policy Association. Published works surrounding Social Policy, gender employment and economic crises.
Dr Zoe Irving is a Senior Lecturer at the University of York and a member of the Executive Committee of the UK Social Policy Association. Published works surrounding Social Policy, gender employment and economic crises.
University of York
Lecturer in International Social Policy at the University of York.
Lecturer in International Social Policy at the University of York.
The Open University
Nicola Yeates is Professor of Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy and Criminology at The Open University.
Nicola Yeates is Professor of Social Policy in the Department of Social Policy and Criminology at The Open University.
Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath
Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of Oxford
Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath
Jane Millar is Professor of Social Policy and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at the University of Bath, UK. She has written widely on issues of social security policy, in particular on family policy and the policy implications of family change.
Jane Millar is Professor of Social Policy and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at the University of Bath, UK. She has written widely on issues of social security policy, in particular on family policy and the policy implications of family change.
Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath
Tess Ridge is a Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Bath. She is a trustee of the Child Poverty Action Group and Honorary Secretary of the Social Policy Association.
Tess Ridge is a Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Bath. She is a trustee of the Child Poverty Action Group and Honorary Secretary of the Social Policy Association.
Content
Social security: the landscape ~ Jane Millar & Roy Sainsbury;
Part One: People and policies across the life course;
Social security support for children ~ Tess Ridge;
Social security and work obligations ~ Jane Millar;
Disabled people and carers ~ Roy Sainsbury;
Protecting pensioners ~ Steve McKay;
Gender and Social Security ~ Fran Bennett;
Social security and the 'management' of migration ~ Emma Carmel & Bozena Sojka;
Part Two: Issues in policy and practice;
Social security in global context ~ Nicola Yeates;
Who benefits and who pays? ~ Kevin Farnsworth & Zoë Irving;
Public Attitudes to 'Welfare' ~ John Hudson;
Everyday life on benefits ~ Ruth Patrick, Margaret Mbaikaize and Sue Watson;
Jobcentres and the delivery of employment services and benefits ~ Dan Finn;
Making It Simple? Universal Basic Income ~ Luke Martinelli;
Facing the future: where next for social security? ~ Roy Sainsbury & Jane Millar.
Part One: People and policies across the life course;
Social security support for children ~ Tess Ridge;
Social security and work obligations ~ Jane Millar;
Disabled people and carers ~ Roy Sainsbury;
Protecting pensioners ~ Steve McKay;
Gender and Social Security ~ Fran Bennett;
Social security and the 'management' of migration ~ Emma Carmel & Bozena Sojka;
Part Two: Issues in policy and practice;
Social security in global context ~ Nicola Yeates;
Who benefits and who pays? ~ Kevin Farnsworth & Zoë Irving;
Public Attitudes to 'Welfare' ~ John Hudson;
Everyday life on benefits ~ Ruth Patrick, Margaret Mbaikaize and Sue Watson;
Jobcentres and the delivery of employment services and benefits ~ Dan Finn;
Making It Simple? Universal Basic Income ~ Luke Martinelli;
Facing the future: where next for social security? ~ Roy Sainsbury & Jane Millar.
