Outputs (126)

Solidarity in a crisis? Trends in attitudes to benefits during COVID-19 (2021)
Report

There were good reasons to think COVID-19 would increase public support
for welfare: it was a time of apparent increased solidarity in the face of a
collective crisis; of clearly ‘deserving’ claimants; and of increases in direct
experiences of the... Read More about Solidarity in a crisis? Trends in attitudes to benefits during COVID-19.

Military veterans and welfare reform : bridging two policy worlds through qualitative longitudinal research (2021)
Journal Article

In recent years, there has been an increasing focus in the UK on the support provided to those who have served in the Armed Forces, with the publication of the Armed Forces Covenant (2011), the ten year Strategy for our Veterans (2018) and the creati... Read More about Military veterans and welfare reform : bridging two policy worlds through qualitative longitudinal research.

Should social security reach further? Ineligibility for benefits at the start of COVID-19 (2021)
Report
start of COVID-19

The benefits system – particularly Universal Credit (UC) – has played a major role in Britain’s COVID-19 response, and it is no surprise that there has been an emphasis on how well it has responded. However, there is a political question about whethe... Read More about Should social security reach further? Ineligibility for benefits at the start of COVID-19.

Understanding lived experiences of food insecurity through a paraliminality lens (2021)
Journal Article

This article examines lived experiences of food insecurity in the United Kingdom as a
liminal phenomenon. Our research is set within the context of austerity measures, welfare
reform and the precarity experienced by increasing numbers of individual... Read More about Understanding lived experiences of food insecurity through a paraliminality lens.

Non-take-up of benefits at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Report

The benefits system – particularly Universal Credit (UC) – has played a major role in Britain’s COVID-19 response, and it is no surprise that there has been an emphasis on how well it has responded.
Most experts so far have suggested that UC has per... Read More about Non-take-up of benefits at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Exploring effective approaches of integrating cervical screening services into the normal routine care within HIV clinics : a qualitative study in a Ugandan community health facility (2021)
Thesis
Auma, J. Exploring effective approaches of integrating cervical screening services into the normal routine care within HIV clinics : a qualitative study in a Ugandan community health facility. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Cervical cancer is the leading cause of gynecologic cancer death in sub-Saharan Africa, with HIV being a high-risk factor for its’ development. Where HIV prevalence is high, interventions can ideally be delivered through a ‘one-stop shop’ approach ad... Read More about Exploring effective approaches of integrating cervical screening services into the normal routine care within HIV clinics : a qualitative study in a Ugandan community health facility.

The impact of in-Service physical injury or illness on the mental health of military veterans (2021)
Journal Article
Hynes, C., Scullion, L., Lawler, C., Steel, R., & Boland, P. (2021). The impact of in-Service physical injury or illness on the mental health of military veterans. BMJ Military Health, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001759

Background
Each year approximately 2000 UK service personnel are medically discharged with physical and/or
psychological injury or illness. While there is much research on both psychological injury and physical
injury, the challenges of transition... Read More about The impact of in-Service physical injury or illness on the mental health of military veterans.

Claimants’ experiences of the social security system during the first wave of COVID-19 (2021)
Report

COVID-19 arrived in the UK early in March 2020. By 23rd March 2020, the UK experienced the first national lockdown. As businesses and livelihoods stalled, an unprecedented number of applications were made for Universal Credit (UC). Drawing on data fr... Read More about Claimants’ experiences of the social security system during the first wave of COVID-19.

Navigating pandemic social security : benefits, employment and crisis support during COVID-19 (2021)
Report

An expanding range of external actors and organisations have come to mediate the relationship between benefit claimants and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Reflecting on the important role benefits, crisis and employment support play in t... Read More about Navigating pandemic social security : benefits, employment and crisis support during COVID-19.

Examining veterans’ interactions with the UK social security system through a trauma-informed lens (2021)
Journal Article

This paper uses the principles of trauma-informed care – safety, collaboration, choice, trustworthiness, and respect – to reflect on the quality of veterans’ treatment within the UK social security system. Drawing upon new data from qualitative longi... Read More about Examining veterans’ interactions with the UK social security system through a trauma-informed lens.