Broken benefits :: what's gone wrong with welfare reform /
Britain is going through the most radical upheaval of the benefits system since its foundations were laid at the end of the 1940s. In Broken Benefits, Sam Royston argues that social security isn't working, and without a change in direction, it will be even less fair in the future. Drawing on or...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Britain is going through the most radical upheaval of the benefits system since its foundations were laid at the end of the 1940s. In Broken Benefits, Sam Royston argues that social security isn't working, and without a change in direction, it will be even less fair in the future. Drawing on original research and high-profile debates, this much-needed book provides an introductory guide to social security, correcting misunderstandings and exposing poorly understood problems. It reveals how some workers pay to take on additional hours; that those who pay national insurance contributions may g. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xii, 387 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-379) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1447333276 9781447333272 9781447333289 9781447333296 1447333292 1447333284 |
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| 520 | |a Britain is going through the most radical upheaval of the benefits system since its foundations were laid at the end of the 1940s. In Broken Benefits, Sam Royston argues that social security isn't working, and without a change in direction, it will be even less fair in the future. Drawing on original research and high-profile debates, this much-needed book provides an introductory guide to social security, correcting misunderstandings and exposing poorly understood problems. It reveals how some workers pay to take on additional hours; that those who pay national insurance contributions may g. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Intro; BROKEN BENEFITS; Contents; List of figures and tables; Figures; Tables; About the author; Acknowledgements; Part I. Introducing the benefits system; 1. Introduction; What exactly are 'benefits'?; What is 'broken' about the benefits system?; The benefits system is changing; Fixing the benefits system; What next?; 2. The makings of a 'British revolution': A brief history of benefits; Poor relief before the Poor Law; The Poor Law; Welfare from 1800 to 1945; The Beveridge Report, 1942; Some things change, some things stay the same; Conclusion; 3. What are benefits for? | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Providing a 'minimum' safety net'Levelling the playing field' between households with different levels of need; Promoting socially desirable behaviours; Conclusion; Part II. Mapping it all out -- The mechanics of the benefits system; 4. Benefit entitlements for people with no other income or savings; Support for personal living costs: the 'personal allowance'; Extra help if you have a partner; Support for children; Help with housing costs; Extra help if you are off work due to illness, or have a disability; Support for carers; Universal Credit; The 'benefit cap'; Conclusion. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 5. Contribution-based benefit entitlements for people with no other income or savingsContribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance; The 'old' State Pension; The 'new' State Pension; Contribution-based benefits and Universal Credit; Treatment of contribution-based benefits as taxable income; Conclusion; 6. How support changes on moving into work; 'Out-of-work' benefits; Means testing for people not receiving out-of-work benefits; Universal Credit; Universal benefits; Conclusion; Part III . A thousand cuts; 7. A freeze is as good as a cut. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Below-inflationary uprating, 2010-20Freezes to children's benefits; Freezing help with housing costs; Benefit rises below inflation and 'protection' for the sick and disabled; Conclusion; 8. 'Unlimited' welfare; What is 'unlimited' welfare?; The 'two-child limit' for Child Tax Credit and the child element of Universal Credit; The 'benefit cap'; The Local Housing Allowance cap; Is it right to cap benefit entitlements?; Conclusion; 9. Welfare reform and the 'family test'; Poverty and the 'family test'; Cuts to Child Tax Credit; Disabled child additions within Universal Credit. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Cuts to support for young single parents under Universal CreditNew families; The 'family test' and the 'couple penalty'; Conclusion; 10. Cuts to Employment and Support Allowance and the 'limited capability for work' component of Universal Credit; About Employment and Support Allowance and 'limited capability for work' in Universal Credit; Changes to Employment and Support Allowance entitlements -- removal of the 'work-related activity' component; The impact of removing the work-related activity component on in-work support in Universal Credit. | |
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| contents | Intro; BROKEN BENEFITS; Contents; List of figures and tables; Figures; Tables; About the author; Acknowledgements; Part I. Introducing the benefits system; 1. Introduction; What exactly are 'benefits'?; What is 'broken' about the benefits system?; The benefits system is changing; Fixing the benefits system; What next?; 2. The makings of a 'British revolution': A brief history of benefits; Poor relief before the Poor Law; The Poor Law; Welfare from 1800 to 1945; The Beveridge Report, 1942; Some things change, some things stay the same; Conclusion; 3. What are benefits for? Providing a 'minimum' safety net'Levelling the playing field' between households with different levels of need; Promoting socially desirable behaviours; Conclusion; Part II. Mapping it all out -- The mechanics of the benefits system; 4. Benefit entitlements for people with no other income or savings; Support for personal living costs: the 'personal allowance'; Extra help if you have a partner; Support for children; Help with housing costs; Extra help if you are off work due to illness, or have a disability; Support for carers; Universal Credit; The 'benefit cap'; Conclusion. 5. Contribution-based benefit entitlements for people with no other income or savingsContribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance; The 'old' State Pension; The 'new' State Pension; Contribution-based benefits and Universal Credit; Treatment of contribution-based benefits as taxable income; Conclusion; 6. How support changes on moving into work; 'Out-of-work' benefits; Means testing for people not receiving out-of-work benefits; Universal Credit; Universal benefits; Conclusion; Part III . A thousand cuts; 7. A freeze is as good as a cut. Below-inflationary uprating, 2010-20Freezes to children's benefits; Freezing help with housing costs; Benefit rises below inflation and 'protection' for the sick and disabled; Conclusion; 8. 'Unlimited' welfare; What is 'unlimited' welfare?; The 'two-child limit' for Child Tax Credit and the child element of Universal Credit; The 'benefit cap'; The Local Housing Allowance cap; Is it right to cap benefit entitlements?; Conclusion; 9. Welfare reform and the 'family test'; Poverty and the 'family test'; Cuts to Child Tax Credit; Disabled child additions within Universal Credit. Cuts to support for young single parents under Universal CreditNew families; The 'family test' and the 'couple penalty'; Conclusion; 10. Cuts to Employment and Support Allowance and the 'limited capability for work' component of Universal Credit; About Employment and Support Allowance and 'limited capability for work' in Universal Credit; Changes to Employment and Support Allowance entitlements -- removal of the 'work-related activity' component; The impact of removing the work-related activity component on in-work support in Universal Credit. |
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| spelling | Royston, Sam, author. Broken benefits : what's gone wrong with welfare reform / Sam Royston. Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2017. ß2017 1 online resource (xii, 387 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-379) and index. Print version record. Britain is going through the most radical upheaval of the benefits system since its foundations were laid at the end of the 1940s. In Broken Benefits, Sam Royston argues that social security isn't working, and without a change in direction, it will be even less fair in the future. Drawing on original research and high-profile debates, this much-needed book provides an introductory guide to social security, correcting misunderstandings and exposing poorly understood problems. It reveals how some workers pay to take on additional hours; that those who pay national insurance contributions may g. Intro; BROKEN BENEFITS; Contents; List of figures and tables; Figures; Tables; About the author; Acknowledgements; Part I. Introducing the benefits system; 1. Introduction; What exactly are 'benefits'?; What is 'broken' about the benefits system?; The benefits system is changing; Fixing the benefits system; What next?; 2. The makings of a 'British revolution': A brief history of benefits; Poor relief before the Poor Law; The Poor Law; Welfare from 1800 to 1945; The Beveridge Report, 1942; Some things change, some things stay the same; Conclusion; 3. What are benefits for? Providing a 'minimum' safety net'Levelling the playing field' between households with different levels of need; Promoting socially desirable behaviours; Conclusion; Part II. Mapping it all out -- The mechanics of the benefits system; 4. Benefit entitlements for people with no other income or savings; Support for personal living costs: the 'personal allowance'; Extra help if you have a partner; Support for children; Help with housing costs; Extra help if you are off work due to illness, or have a disability; Support for carers; Universal Credit; The 'benefit cap'; Conclusion. 5. Contribution-based benefit entitlements for people with no other income or savingsContribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance; The 'old' State Pension; The 'new' State Pension; Contribution-based benefits and Universal Credit; Treatment of contribution-based benefits as taxable income; Conclusion; 6. How support changes on moving into work; 'Out-of-work' benefits; Means testing for people not receiving out-of-work benefits; Universal Credit; Universal benefits; Conclusion; Part III . A thousand cuts; 7. A freeze is as good as a cut. Below-inflationary uprating, 2010-20Freezes to children's benefits; Freezing help with housing costs; Benefit rises below inflation and 'protection' for the sick and disabled; Conclusion; 8. 'Unlimited' welfare; What is 'unlimited' welfare?; The 'two-child limit' for Child Tax Credit and the child element of Universal Credit; The 'benefit cap'; The Local Housing Allowance cap; Is it right to cap benefit entitlements?; Conclusion; 9. Welfare reform and the 'family test'; Poverty and the 'family test'; Cuts to Child Tax Credit; Disabled child additions within Universal Credit. Cuts to support for young single parents under Universal CreditNew families; The 'family test' and the 'couple penalty'; Conclusion; 10. Cuts to Employment and Support Allowance and the 'limited capability for work' component of Universal Credit; About Employment and Support Allowance and 'limited capability for work' in Universal Credit; Changes to Employment and Support Allowance entitlements -- removal of the 'work-related activity' component; The impact of removing the work-related activity component on in-work support in Universal Credit. Public welfare Great Britain. Welfare recipients Employment Great Britain. Aide sociale Grande-Bretagne. Aide sociale Bénéficiaires Travail Grande-Bretagne. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Insurance Risk Assessment & Management. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Social Policy. bisacsh Public welfare fast Welfare recipients Employment fast Great Britain fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP Print version: 9781447333272 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1791285 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Royston, Sam Broken benefits : what's gone wrong with welfare reform / Intro; BROKEN BENEFITS; Contents; List of figures and tables; Figures; Tables; About the author; Acknowledgements; Part I. Introducing the benefits system; 1. Introduction; What exactly are 'benefits'?; What is 'broken' about the benefits system?; The benefits system is changing; Fixing the benefits system; What next?; 2. The makings of a 'British revolution': A brief history of benefits; Poor relief before the Poor Law; The Poor Law; Welfare from 1800 to 1945; The Beveridge Report, 1942; Some things change, some things stay the same; Conclusion; 3. What are benefits for? Providing a 'minimum' safety net'Levelling the playing field' between households with different levels of need; Promoting socially desirable behaviours; Conclusion; Part II. Mapping it all out -- The mechanics of the benefits system; 4. Benefit entitlements for people with no other income or savings; Support for personal living costs: the 'personal allowance'; Extra help if you have a partner; Support for children; Help with housing costs; Extra help if you are off work due to illness, or have a disability; Support for carers; Universal Credit; The 'benefit cap'; Conclusion. 5. Contribution-based benefit entitlements for people with no other income or savingsContribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance; The 'old' State Pension; The 'new' State Pension; Contribution-based benefits and Universal Credit; Treatment of contribution-based benefits as taxable income; Conclusion; 6. How support changes on moving into work; 'Out-of-work' benefits; Means testing for people not receiving out-of-work benefits; Universal Credit; Universal benefits; Conclusion; Part III . A thousand cuts; 7. A freeze is as good as a cut. Below-inflationary uprating, 2010-20Freezes to children's benefits; Freezing help with housing costs; Benefit rises below inflation and 'protection' for the sick and disabled; Conclusion; 8. 'Unlimited' welfare; What is 'unlimited' welfare?; The 'two-child limit' for Child Tax Credit and the child element of Universal Credit; The 'benefit cap'; The Local Housing Allowance cap; Is it right to cap benefit entitlements?; Conclusion; 9. Welfare reform and the 'family test'; Poverty and the 'family test'; Cuts to Child Tax Credit; Disabled child additions within Universal Credit. Cuts to support for young single parents under Universal CreditNew families; The 'family test' and the 'couple penalty'; Conclusion; 10. Cuts to Employment and Support Allowance and the 'limited capability for work' component of Universal Credit; About Employment and Support Allowance and 'limited capability for work' in Universal Credit; Changes to Employment and Support Allowance entitlements -- removal of the 'work-related activity' component; The impact of removing the work-related activity component on in-work support in Universal Credit. Public welfare Great Britain. Welfare recipients Employment Great Britain. Aide sociale Grande-Bretagne. Aide sociale Bénéficiaires Travail Grande-Bretagne. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Insurance Risk Assessment & Management. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Social Policy. bisacsh Public welfare fast Welfare recipients Employment fast |
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| title_full | Broken benefits : what's gone wrong with welfare reform / Sam Royston. |
| title_fullStr | Broken benefits : what's gone wrong with welfare reform / Sam Royston. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Broken benefits : what's gone wrong with welfare reform / Sam Royston. |
| title_short | Broken benefits : |
| title_sort | broken benefits what s gone wrong with welfare reform |
| title_sub | what's gone wrong with welfare reform / |
| topic | Public welfare Great Britain. Welfare recipients Employment Great Britain. Aide sociale Grande-Bretagne. Aide sociale Bénéficiaires Travail Grande-Bretagne. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Insurance Risk Assessment & Management. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Social Policy. bisacsh Public welfare fast Welfare recipients Employment fast |
| topic_facet | Public welfare Great Britain. Welfare recipients Employment Great Britain. Aide sociale Grande-Bretagne. Aide sociale Bénéficiaires Travail Grande-Bretagne. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Insurance Risk Assessment & Management. POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Social Policy. Public welfare Welfare recipients Employment Great Britain |
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