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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.
Tightropes and tripwires: New Labour's proposals and means-testing in old age
- Authors:
- RAKE Katherine, FALKINGHAM Jane, EVANS Martin
- Publisher:
- London School of Economics. Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 25p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper analyses the proposals contained in the Government Green Paper,'A New Contract for Welfare: Partnership in Pensions' for low paid workers and the potential of the new rules to guarantee a decent income in old age. It discusses the general principles inherent in the design of the British pension system, analyses the balance of these principles as represented in the Green Paper, and examines how the Government's proposals protect individuals from a means-tested old age. Identifies a number of design faults that could extend means-testing to a larger number of low paid workers. The paper then models lifetime incomes for a range of hypothetical, low-income individuals and their partners under the Green Paper's proposals.
The unwanted generation
- Author:
- LYNES Tony
- Publisher:
- National Pensioners Convention
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 26p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Response by the National Pensioners Convention to the government's green paper "A new contract for welfare; partnership in pensions".
Your rights: a guide to money benefits for older people; 1999-2000
- Author:
- WEST Sally
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 166p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains sections on: pensions, widows' benefits and retirement; income related (means-tested) benefits; benefits for people with disabilities; other financial benefits; and further information.
A global perspective on social security for the aged
- Author:
- DIXON John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 11(1), 1999, pp.39-66.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The social security programs that have become widely established in countries around the globe vary greatly in their design features. The difference among the programs invites questions regarding the relative strength of their designs. One hundred and sixty-four programs are assessed on three design dimensions: benefit eligibility, qualifying eligibility criteria, and benefit provision. The analysis shows that the best-designed old-age programs can be found in Western Europe and Australasia.
Age Concern's comments on the consultation paper "Support for disabled people"
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Age Concern supports the government's intention to carry out a review of the welfare system in the consultation paper "Support for disabled people". However, the organisation expresses concern that this paper contains measures that continue the gradual shift from national insurance to means tested benefits without this being clearly stated and discussed.
Extending the pillars of social policy financing to aged care
- Author:
- HOWE Anna L.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 33(5), December 1999, pp.534-551.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Against the background of a recent resounding rejection of substantial increases in user contributions for funding long-term residential care in Australia, and especially of measures that could require realisation of housing assets. This article examines the scope for extending to long-term care the "pillars" approach to financing of retirement incomes and health care.
Partnership in pensions: responses to the pensions Green Paper
- Authors:
- AGULNIK Phil, et al
- Publisher:
- London School of Economics. Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 71p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at the likely implications of the fundamental reforms proposed in the Government's pensions Green Paper 'A new contract for welfare', focusing in particular on: pensioner poverty; income security in old age; economic growth; the National Insurance system; tax relief; and women.
Speaking up for our age: a report of the regional conferences held across the UK, Spring 1999
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports the regional conferences held in Chester, Grantham, Cardiff, Bristol, London and Stirling (the Northern Ireland conference is reported separately). The conferences explored a range of issues associated with setting up a local group. Workshops were held at each conference on: pensions, transport, affordable warmth, and making use of the media.
Speaking up for our age: national conference report, 23 June 1999
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This national conference was the culmination of a three-month campaign to encourage older people to make their voices heard. After a ministerial address, conference received feedback from the seven regional conferences, included in that campaign, on transport, home heating, media coverage of older people's issues, and pensions, held workshops on the same topics, and heard news of current projects.