Abstract Stigma has long been viewed by some as essential to discourage excessive claims, yet seen others a cause of non-take-up people in need and form symbolic violence. More recently, there resurgence interest the links between shame poverty (including role benefits), particular concerns about media/political rhetoric UK. Yet while our knowledge benefits stigma enhanced theoretical/qualitative contributions, few quantitative studies examine its extent or patterning. This paper therefore...

Since the 2008 crisis, there has been a sharp rise in demand for food aid across high-income countries, spurring increased academic interest issue of insecurity. Despite this heightened interest, remains paucity quantitative evidence on trends prevalence insecurity rich countries. In context, following article presents ‘direct’ recent patterns countries and welfare regimes using secondary analysis European Quality Life Survey. It uses an item which longstanding component deprivation scales,...

International comparisons of the disability employment gap are an important driver policy change. However, previous have used European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC), despite known comparability issues. We present new results from higher-quality Social Survey (ESS), compare these to EU-SILC EU Labour Force (EU-LFS), also examine trends in Europe over financial crisis for first time.For cross-sectional 25 countries, we use micro-data ESS 2012 published EU-LFS 2011...

At the time that European Commission has been preparing its own strategy on alcohol to cover full range of activity takes place at a level, it called for an analysis he...

Aims: Large discrepancies are typically found between per capita alcohol consumption estimated via survey data compared with sales, excise or production figures. This may lead to significant inaccuracies when calculating levels of alcohol-attributable harms. Using British data, we demonstrate an approach adjusting give more accurate estimates consumption. Methods: First, sales and adjusted account for potential biases (e.g. self-pouring, under-sampled populations) using evidence from...

Abstract There is a widespread assumption by academics and commentators that negative public attitudes to the benefits system are due ‘myths’ held British public. However, there little research on whether believe these ‘myths’, nor critical scrutiny of benefit ‘truths’. This article therefore investigates what people about system, extent which beliefs can be regarded as correct. To do this, we use 46 measures from 18 datasets (including Social Attitudes, European Survey, Eurobarometer,...

ABSTRACT Programme‐level data suggest that increasing numbers of claimants are subject to work‐related behavioural requirements in countries like the United Kingdom. Likewise, academic qualitative research has suggested conditionality is pervasive within benefits system, and often felt be unreasonable. However, there little quantitative evidence on extent or experience from claimants' perspectives. We fill this gap by drawing a purpose‐collected survey UK benefit ( n = 3801). find stated...

Programme-level data suggests that increasing numbers of claimants are subject to work-related behavioural requirements in countries like the UK. Likewise, academic qualitative research has suggested conditionality is pervasive within benefits system, and often felt be unreasonable. However, there little quantitative evidence on extent or experience from claimants’ perspectives. We fill this gap drawing a purpose-collected survey UK benefit (n=3,801). find stated application was evident for...

Abstract This paper evaluates the UK Government’s decision to increase main form of social security by £20 per week during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, exploring whether increasing generosity for some, but not all, claimants affected food insecurity. Using Family Resources Survey, we found a decline about 7 percentage points in insecurity amongst benefit uplift compared with (95% CI −13.9 −0.9%). association did change substantively following adjustment covariates, nor when...

Purpose: It has been argued that social security disability assessments should directly assess claimants' work capacity, rather than relying on proxies such as functioning. However, there is little academic discussion of how could be conducted.Method: The article presents an account different models direct based case studies the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, United States America, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, utilising over 150 documents 40 expert interviews.Results: Three...

Abstract Local state and third sector actors routinely provide support to help people navigate their right social security mediate chequered relationship it. COVID‐19 has not only underlined the significance of these in claims‐making process, but also just how vulnerable those working within ‘local ecosystems support’ are external shocks own internal pressures. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork with organisations providing benefit claimants financially struggling during COVID‐19, this paper...

Abstract It remains a puzzle as to why incapacity claims rose in many OECD countries when life expectancy was increasing. While potentially due hidden unemployment and policy failure, this paper tests further explanation: that work has become more difficult for disabled workers. focuses on the UK ‘most likely’ case, given evidence of intensification declining control at work. To get objective measure working conditions, models use average conditions particular occupations, impute into...

The persistently low employment rate among disabled individuals has been an enduring concern of governments across developed countries and the subject a succession policy initiatives, including labour market activation programmes, equality laws welfare reform.A key indicator progress is trend in disability-related gap, percentage point difference between for non-disabled individuals.Confusingly UK, studies undertaken 1998 2012 have simultaneously reported both widening narrowing gap.The...

While disability benefits make up the largest group of claimants in high-income countries, we know surprisingly little about which disabled people are seen as ‘deserving’ benefits, nor whether different countries judge deservingness-related characteristics similarly. This is surprising given they increasingly focus retrenchment, often affirms deservingness ‘truly deserving’ while focusing cuts and demands on those ‘less deserving’. article addresses this gap using two vignette-based...

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In the context of population aging, U.K. government is encouraging people to work longer and delay retirement, it claimed that many now make “gradual” transitions from full-time part-time retirement. Part-time employment in older age may, however, be largely due women working before age, as per a “modified male breadwinner” model. This article therefore separately examines extent which men into whether such are influenced by marital status. Following over 10-year period using English...

It is well established that what happens to older people in one domain (like paid work) likely be related another family caring or voluntary work). There is, however, limited research on the interplay between multiple activity domains later careers. Research tends focus (such as employment), and bring aspects from other volunteering) explain outcomes. This article instead examines 3 domains—paid work, care provision, volunteering—using sequence analyses, cluster loglinear modeling. assesses...