LEADER 02737oam 22005534a 450 001 9910163289603321 005 20230126214940.0 010 $a9781447337348 010 $a1447337344 024 7 $a10.56687/9781447337331 035 $a(CKB)3710000001025435 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4790838 035 $a(OCoLC)1280907472 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_80099 035 $a(DE-B1597)646082 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781447337331 035 $a(Perlego)3533087 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001025435 100 $a20161104d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aWhat?s Wrong with Social Security Benefits?$fPaul Spicker 210 1$aBristol :$cPolicy Press,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017. 215 $a1 online resource (125 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aPolicy Press shorts. Insights 311 08$a9781447337324 311 08$a1447337328 311 08$a9781447337331 311 08$a1447337336 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of tables and figures -- $tAbout the author -- $tOne Understanding social security -- $tTwo Misunderstanding social security -- $tThree The real problems -- $tFour How much is enough? -- $tFive Reforming key benefits -- $tSix Changing the benefits system -- $tIndex 330 $aIn this thought-provoking book, Paul Spicker challenges readers to rethink social security benefits in Britain. Putting a case for reform of the system, Spicker argues that most of the criticisms made of social security benefits ? that spending is out of control, that it has led to mushrooming dependency, that it fails to get people into work, and that the system is riddled with fraud ? are misconceived. Addressing those misconceptions, Spicker assesses the real problems with the system, related to its size, its complexity, the expectation that benefits agencies should know everything, and the determination to ?personalise? benefits for millions of people. This stimulating short book is a valuable introduction to social security in Britain and the potential for its reform. For more from the author on social security and social policy visit blog.spicker.uk. 410 0$aShorts insights. 606 $aSocial security$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01123077 606 $aSocial security$zGreat Britain 607 $aGreat Britain$2fast 615 7$aSocial security. 615 0$aSocial security 676 $a368.400941 700 $aSpicker$b Paul$0519067 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910163289603321 996 $aWhat?s Wrong with Social Security Benefits$92565737 997 $aUNINA