LEADER 05462nam 22007094a 450 001 996199857503316 005 20240405040546.0 010 $a1-134-61134-X 010 $a0-203-17073-3 010 $a0-203-01475-8 010 $a1-280-33420-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000251091 035 $a(EBL)178161 035 $a(OCoLC)49569356 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000182909 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11179779 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000182909 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10172050 035 $a(PQKB)10419855 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000300401 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12095766 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000300401 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10251279 035 $a(PQKB)10916509 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL178161 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10017012 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL33420 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC178161 035 $a(PPN)198450648 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000251091 100 $a19990326d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aIntroduction to social security$b[electronic resource] $epolicies, benefits, and poverty /$fedited by John Ditch 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d1999 215 $a1 online resource (239 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-21431-9 311 $a0-415-21430-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 327 $aIncome 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? 327 $aWhat 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 327 $aThe 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 327 $aVan 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 327 $aThe impact of disability on household incomes 330 $aSocial 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 606 $aSocial security$zGreat Britain 615 0$aSocial security 676 $a368.4/00941 701 $aDitch$b John$f1952-$0906151 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996199857503316 996 $aIntroduction to social security$92026719 997 $aUNISA