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How Social Security Works: An Introduction to Benefits in Britain de Paul Spicker

How Social Security Works: An Introduction to Benefits in Britain

Autor Paul Spicker
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 18 ian 2011
How social security works is an introduction to the much-misunderstood system of benefits in Britain. The book is an accessible, broadly based and sometimes controversial text which can help readers to make sense of the system in practice. It explains the guiding principles, outlines the social context, considers the development and political dimensions of benefits, and reviews how the system operates now. There are detailed discussions of the types of benefit, and the contingencies covered by the benefits system.Paul Spicker examines whether the system offers value for money, how it could be simplified and how it can be improved. The book will be useful to students on undergraduate and professional courses, but beyond that it will appeal to policy makers, practitioners and a broader general readership.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781847428110
ISBN-10: 1847428118
Pagini: 284
Dimensiuni: 172 x 240 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Editura: Bristol University Press
Colecția Policy Press

Recenzii

At last! A good, critical and up-to-date introduction to social security. It will be of enormous assistance to students, academics and indeed anyone interested in social policy. Jonathan Bradshaw, Professor of Social Policy, University of York

A comprehensive account of the principles of British social security delivered in bite-sized chunks beloved by students. Robert Walker, Professor of Social Policy, University of Oxford

Overall the book is extensive, clear, accessible and engaging. It is both through provoking and informative and will no doubt be a key text for students and others engaged with the social security system. Lee Gregory, University of Cardiff

Notă biografică

Paul Spicker, Centre for Public Policy & Management, The Robert Gordon University

Cuprins

Part one: Introductory principles
What is social security?
Social security and the welfare state
Social security and society

Part two: The development of the system
The origins of social security in the UK
The politics of social security
A unified system?

Part three: Benefits
National Insurance
Means tested benefits I: the basic minimum
Means testing II: income supplements
The provision of non-contributory benefits
Discretionary benefits
Universal benefits
Claiming benefits
Understanding complexity

Part four: The principal contingencies
Pensioners
Benefits for people with disabilities
Incapacity
Children and families
Lone parents
Unemployed people
Benefits for the poor

Part five: Issues in social security policy
The cost of social security
Targeting
Fraud and abuse
Responding to poverty
Social security and redistribution
How social security in Britain compares to other countries