Patrick, Ruth and Reeves, Aaron (2025) Cuts and caps to benefits have always harmed people, not helped them into work. British Politics and Policy at LSE (14 Mar 2025). Blog Entry.
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Abstract
In its effort to get more people back into work, the Labour Government has hinted at a series of cuts to sickness and disability support. Ruth Patrick and Aaron Reeves argue that this approach is misguided and goes against a host of evidence which suggests that cutting or caping people’s benefits pushes them deeper into poverty and further away from the labour market.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Blog Entry) |
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| Official URL: | https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2025 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | Sociology |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Apr 2025 16:06 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2025 00:57 |
| URI: | http://eprintstest.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/127924 |
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