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Welfare benefits: new benefits hope for disabled
- Author:
- VAUX Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.8.99, 1999, p.29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Explains how the recent decision by the social security commissioner to overrule four judges of the Benefits Agency gives fresh hope to disabled people.
Welfare Rights: Long live the son of BIP
- Author:
- VAUX Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.6.99, 1999, p.29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The recently live the axed Benefits Integrity Project was seen by many as unjustifiably intrusive and inefficient. The author asks if its successor will be any better.
Social security in a rapidly changing environment: the case of the post-communist transformation
- Author:
- FAJTH Gaspar
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 33(4), December 1999, pp.416-436.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Overcoming the economic crisis and implementing institutional change in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union has been greatly facilitated by a pre-existing social security network - although adaptations to the new circumstances have been employed for mitigating losses in income and in social cohesion with the market form. Shows how countries first expanded, then curtailed their social programmes, and have started moving away from collective to individualised solutions, not only in the economic but also in the social field. Concludes that these experiences from the region offer valuable lessons for social programmes assisted by international exchanges that aim to counter the negative impacts of rapid economic and institutional change increasingly a worldwide phenomenon.
Welfare rights: housing rights get lost in the system
- Author:
- VAUX Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.9.99, 1999, p.29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks into disabled people's treatment when it comes to supported housing and asks why their housing rights seem to go out of the window just because the are dependent on social services.
Welfare rights: carers who are claimants
- Author:
- VAUX Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.2.99, 1999, p.29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Finds out what happens when a benefit claimant helps social services with the care of a disabled child.
Welfare rights: time to be benefit aware
- Author:
- BATEMAN Neil
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.10.99, 1999, p.31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Argues that the Disabled Person's Tax Credit could see a real improvement in living standards if the Inland Revenue raise awareness of it.
Answering the right questions
- Author:
- BATEMAN Neil
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 19.8.99, 1999, p.31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
There is massive under-claiming of benefits by parents of children with special needs, such as Disability Living Allowance. The author offers advice on making a claim and dealing with problems that may arise.
Revolt in New Labour's ranks over disability reforms
- Author:
- WELLARD Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.5.99, 1999, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on how the Welfare Reform Bill caused great disquiet on the government backbenches.
Welfare rights: juggling benefit options
- Author:
- BATEMAN Neil
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.4.99, 1999, p.29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the rules which apply to people claiming benefits while working.
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.