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An end to the means?
- Author:
- YOUNG Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.1.05, 2005, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Pension credit has not been in operation for more than a year and it has helped many people over 60. However, there are sill aspects of the system that are unpopular. The recent interim report by the Pensions Commission puts the success of pension credit in a long-term perspective.
Worth waiting for?
- Author:
- VAUX Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.01.02, 2002, p.46.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at pensioners credit, which will be a reality from April 2003. The benefit is likely to have a big impact on the work of social services.
Welfare rights: reaching out to older people
- Author:
- BATEMAN Neil
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.4.00, 2000, p.31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses how welfare officers can help older people receive income support, a benefit that many are not claiming.
Welfare rights: topping up the pension
- Author:
- BATEMAN Neil
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.4.99, 1999, p.31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at how increases in Income Support this month may boost the amount paid to elderly people.
Welfare rights: a benefit for all ranks
- Author:
- BATEMAN Neil
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 18.2.99, 1999, p.27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at whether War Pensions are worth claiming.
Women's pensions in Sweden
- Author:
- STHLBERG A-C.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 4(1), January 1995, pp.19-27.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
This article analyses the effect of the Swedish pension rules on women's and men's pensions. This is done on the basis of an empirical analysis of a representative sample of the population. The study indicates that the rules are least advantageous for women in typical low-wage occupations. The author also related different people's pension benefits to what they have had to pay into the pension system in the course of their working lives. Calculations show that female law-wage earners probably have to pay more for their pensions than other groups.
Australia's retirement income revolution: a Finnish system 'down-under'
- Author:
- OLSBERG D.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 4(1), January 1995, pp.8-18.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
This article first examines Australia's retirement income system, recent government policy changes and likely implications of these retirement policy changes for the future of Australia's traditional welfare state. Cross-national comparisons of the retirement income regimes in Finland and Australia, identifying international best practice in each country, comprise the second half of the article. Such comparisons will be of interest to policy-makers seeking new policy directions.
Navigating the maze
- Author:
- BATEMAN Neil
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.12.01, 2001, p.42.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Explains how to find out who qualifies for the minimum income guarantee for pensioners.
Why benefit helpline needs help
- Author:
- VAUX Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.5.00, 2000, p.31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Asks whether Benefits Agency's Minimum Income Guarantee Helpline aimed at promoting income support, offering good advice on claims and entitlement.
Social security
- Author:
- VAUX Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 9, April 2000, pp.18-20.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Asks what would you feel about a practice that could double the income of some of the poorest members of the local community, improve their health, and help the local authority get more money out of central government. Recent research shows that helping pensioners claim what they are entitled to can do all those thing and more.