What is it about?
This paper demonstrates the regressive nature of the UK social security system as highlighted by the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. It looks at the design flaws that are evident in many parts of the UK Social Security system and the vulnerable groups in society who are particularly impacted by welfare reform. The paper puts forward suggestions for ways in which the system could be changed to provide a fairer and more equitable system.
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Why is it important?
It is highly significant that a key United Nations official has made such strong criticisms of the UK social security system. In times of economic hardship it is vital that the social security system provides a genuine safety net. This paper emphasises the defects in the UK's social security system.
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This page is a summary of: Regressive and precarious: analysing the UK social security system in the light of the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights, Social Work and Social Sciences Review, July 2020, Whiting & Birch, Ltd.,
DOI: 10.1921/swssr.v21i3.1337.
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