Mabbett, Deborah (2003) Why have disability categories in social security? Benefits 11 (3), pp. 163-168. ISSN 0962-7898.
Abstract
The specification of categories (for example, unemployment, old age, disability) is a well-established feature of social security. However,disability categories are problematic: the evidence on which decisions have to be made is complex, and understandings of the nature of disability are highly contested. Disability categories could be reformed by unification with other categories used in the same policy area (for example, unemployment) or by fragmentation into new,smaller categories, particularly through the use of casework.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | Journal title is now The Journal of Poverty and Social Justice. |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Sarah Hall |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Nov 2017 09:05 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jul 2025 12:18 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/20208 |
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