Understanding Social Security: Issues for Policy and Practice (Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861344198 ISBN 13: 9781861344199

Publisher: Policy Press, 2003

Synopsis

Reform of social security and tax is at the heart of the UK government's vision to combat social exclusion, eradicate child poverty and move people into employment. Since 1997 there have been major changes in policy and administration, directly affecting the lives of millions of people and raising important issues of equity and social justice. This introductory text provides students across a range of disciplines with an up to date critical analysis of these changes and their impact. It covers both social security policy and practice and addresses key issues such as: tax credits; welfare-to-work; cash and care; fraud; asylum seekers and ethnic minorities; disability; the pledge to end child poverty; and pensions. It also analyses the impact of supra-national bodies, family change, information technology and organisational change.

About this title

About the Author

Jane Millar is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Bath and Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy. She has extensive research experience in social security. She has also been Director of the Department for Work and Pension's annual Summer School for many years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861344198
• ISBN 13: 9781861344199
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Millar Jane