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Impact of the national minimum wage on disabled people
- Authors:
- SCHNEIDER Justine, SIMONS Ken, EVERATT Greg
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(5), August 2001, pp.723-747.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The survey reported here found disparities in the impact of the introduction of the National Minimum Wage on disabled people. These were associated with age, gender, impairment and type of employment setting. The main determinant of whether individuals gained from the NMW was their status as claimants of welfare benefits. The authors also found evidence that paid hours had been reduced to implement the NMW with no net increase in earnings, possibly to enable people to enable people to retain benefits entitlements. They make recommendations about how the anomalies can be tackled. It may be unrealistic to expect the Act to have been implemented fully so soon after it became law and some of the anomalies found may eventually disappear. However, many of the inequalities uncovered by this survey are not addressed by the NMW, specifically those inequalities associated with impairment and gender.
Residential and nursing home care of elderly people with cognitive impairment: prevalence, mortality and costs
- Authors:
- NETTEN A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 5(1), February 2001, pp.14-22.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Cognitive impairment among residents has considerable resource implications for both individuals and those responsible for publicly funded care. Reports on two linked surveys carried out in England: a longitudinal study followed 2500 admissions to publicly funded care up to 42 months after admission; and a cross-sectional survey of 618 homes collected information about 11,900 residents. Results found cognitive impairment was associated with source of funding and type of home. Although level of cognitive impairment has some effect, fees and costs were most influenced by type of home. At the same level of impairment, self-funded residents were more likely to be located in relatively low-cost settings than publicly funded residents. Concludes that more information is needed about the effect of quality of care on people with cognitive impairment in different settings.