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Social policy and the environment
- Author:
- HUBY Meg
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 192p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Buckingham
Links environmental policies to social issues, including inequality, and sustainable development. Contains chapters on: water; food; housing; warmth and domestic energy; mobility and travel; and recreation and leisure. Concludes by looking at the environmental impacts of human activity, the social costs of environmental damage and social responsibility for the environment.
Water poverty in England and Wales
- Authors:
- BRADSHAW Jonathan, HUBY Meg
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 21(2), 2013, pp.137-148.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
Water poverty is conventionally defined as households spending more than 3% and 5% of their net income after housing costs on water. Water bills have risen faster than general prices and faster than earnings since privatisation. In 2009/10, 23.6% of households paying for water in England and Wales were spending more than 3% of their income on water and sewerage and 11.5% were spending more than 5% of their income. The article explores variation in water poverty and prospects for the future. If water bills rise 1% per year faster than household income, water poverty will increase to 35% by 2033 based on a 3% definition. Policy options are discussed. (Publisher abstract)
The construction and interpretation of vignettes in social research
- Authors:
- HUGHES Rhidian, HUBY Meg
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 11(1), 2004, pp.36-51.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
Vignettes refer to stimuli, including text and images, which research participants are invited to respond. Drawing on a range of social science sources, this paper focuses on two substantive areas concerning the use of vignettes in research. Considered first is the development and construction of vignettes. This section is concerned with internal reliability; research topics; participants; and interest, relevance, realism and timing. Considered second are vignette interpretations and responses, in particular open and closed questioning; vignette perspectives; and difficulties with interpreting and responding to vignettes. Together these explorations contribute to the wider appreciation of vignette methodologies used within the social sciences. The paper concludes by outlining the limitations of using vignettes in social research.
The effects on data of using material incentives in social research
- Authors:
- HUBY Meg, HUGHES Rhidian
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 9(2), 2001, pp.5-16.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
This paper draws on a range of studies in the social sciences literature to examine the ways in which material incentives used to encourage research participation can affect not only the quantity but also the quality of data obtained. These issues are pertinent to social sciences research generally and are also of special relevance to social work research when focusing on studies undertaken with vulnerable groups. The paper argues that the effects of incentives operate both directly and indirectly through their crucial influence on the relationships between researchers and research participants. Consequently, effects on the data are determined not only by the form the incentives take but also by the characteristics of, and relations between, the researchers and participants themselves.
Take-up and the social fund
- Authors:
- HUBY Meg, WHYLEY Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy, 25(1), January 1996, pp.1-18.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
Non-application to the social fund can lead to a reduction in the resources available to some of the most vulnerable member of society. Shows how traditional models of take-up are inadequate for examining why payments from the discretionary cash-limited social fund do not always reach the people for whom the benefit was designed. Nevertheless, it is crucial to examine why non-application to the Social Fund to be looked at as a variant of non-take-up. It provides a framework for examining the influence of structural and administrative factors on social fund application rates and highlights the extent to which policy makers and legislators play a part in non-application.
Adapting to the Social Fund
- Authors:
- HUBY Meg, WALKER R.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 25(4), 1991, pp.329-347.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reviews the history of the Social Fund and examines the statistics on expenditure, community care grants, and loans.
Escaping financial dependency in old age
- Authors:
- WALKER Robert, HUBY Meg
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 9(1), March 1989, pp.17-41.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Recent research has raised questions about the potential effectiveness of portable and occupational pensions as mechanisms for reducing future dependency on means-tested supplementation.
A study of town life: living standards in the City of York 100 years after Rowntree
- Authors:
- HUBY Meg, BRADSHAW Jonathan, CORDEN Anne
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 54p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Living standards in York appeared to be relatively satisfactory, although 20% of homes had no central heating. There were problems in the rented sector in that many young people claiming housing benefit had their income reduced because rents were considered to be too high. There were some travelling families, approximately 100 in all, and they felt excluded from the social life of the community. Homelessness among young people was a problem and many households were in temporary accommodation due to low income. Church groups provided soup for the homeless and estimated that at least 20 people used its services nightly. Even though York was well supported with charities and agencies, significant numbers of people appeared to be ‘trapped in destitution’. Women in York were particularly vulnerable to crime and many experienced abusive relationships. Drugs were easy to obtain and relatively cheap compared with the prices for alcohol. Drug abusers tended to be young, and drink-abuse by young people was also seen as a problem. There was widespread experience of debt, and evictions, home repossession and high rents contributed to problems. Many people relied on public transport but the city was also encouraging the use of bicycles.
Evaluating the Social Fund
- Authors:
- HUBY Meg, DIX Gill, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Social Security
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 170p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Detailed research study looking at the functioning of the Social Fund. Aspects looked at include: nature and extent of needs for lump sum payments; help from the Fund and help from other sources; previous history of supplementary benefit claims of claimants; how applicants cope with loan repayments; how unsuccessful applicants cope; attitudes to the social fund; treatment of claimants at local offices; and local differences in prioritising claimants.