Neoliberalism, division and austerity: precarity and hunger in the UK
(2024)
Book Chapter
Beck, D., & Gwilym, H. (2024). Neoliberalism, division and austerity: precarity and hunger in the UK. In L. Gregory, & S. Iafrati (Eds.), Diversity and Welfare Provision: Tension and Discrimination in 21st Century Britain (60-74). Policy Press
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Modern welfare in the United Kingdom is a universal (dis)credit to Beveridge. Is it time for a basic income? (2024)
Journal Article
Beck, D., Peters, R., Bridge, G., Poitier, F., & Pearson, B. (2024). Modern welfare in the United Kingdom is a universal (dis)credit to Beveridge. Is it time for a basic income?. Social Policy and Administration, https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.13002Universal Credit signalled a revolution in the delivery and costs of welfare provisioning. UC aimed to reduce spending on welfare, but in doing so now threatens the stability of a functioning and cohesive society. Over recent years, and most notably... Read More about Modern welfare in the United Kingdom is a universal (dis)credit to Beveridge. Is it time for a basic income?.
Universal basic income: Wales is set to end its experiment – why we think that’s a mistake (2023)
Other
Gwilym, H., & Beck, D. (2023). Universal basic income: Wales is set to end its experiment – why we think that’s a mistake. [The Conversation]
Influencing policy and practice through social science research evidence (2023)
Book Chapter
Scullion, L., Beck, D., Jones, K., Connors, C., Martin, P., Gibbons, A., & Hynes, C. (2023). Influencing policy and practice through social science research evidence. In C. Moraes, M. McEachern, & D. O'Loughlin (Eds.), Researching Poverty and Austerity: Theoretical approaches, methodologies and policy applications. RoutledgeIn this chapter, we contribute to debates about how social science research can influence policy and practice. We draw upon our own experiences as social policy researchers whose work focuses on poverty and social security to provide case studies of... Read More about Influencing policy and practice through social science research evidence.
Fathering and poverty: Uncovering men's participation in low‐income family life (2022)
Journal Article
Beck, D. (2022). Fathering and poverty: Uncovering men's participation in low‐income family life. Social Policy and Administration, 57(3), 458-459. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12841
Experimenting with Unconditional Basic Income Lessons from the Finnish BI Experiment 2017‐2018, by Olli Kangas, Signe Jauhiainen, Miska Simanainen and Minna Ylikanno. 2021. ISBN: 978‐1‐83910‐484‐8 (2022)
Journal Article
Beck, D. (2022). Experimenting with Unconditional Basic Income Lessons from the Finnish BI Experiment 2017‐2018, by Olli Kangas, Signe Jauhiainen, Miska Simanainen and Minna Ylikanno. 2021. ISBN: 978‐1‐83910‐484‐8. Social Policy and Administration, 57(3), 456-457. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12839Book review
Complex lives : exploring experiences of Universal Credit claimants in Salford during Covid-19 (2022)
Book Chapter
Scullion, L., Gibbons, A., Connors, C., Pardoe, J., & Beck, D. (2022). Complex lives : exploring experiences of Universal Credit claimants in Salford during Covid-19. In K. Garthwaite, R. Patrick, M. Power, A. Tarrant, & R. Warnock (Eds.), COVID-19 collaborations : researching poverty and low-income family life during the pandemic (56-70). Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447364504.ch004Exploring Universal Credit (UC) in Salford is a qualitative longitudinal project delivered by the Salford Anti-Poverty Taskforce; a research and knowledge exchange partnership between the University of Salford and Salford City Council. The project be... Read More about Complex lives : exploring experiences of Universal Credit claimants in Salford during Covid-19.
The food bank : a safety-net in place of welfare security in times of austerity and the Covid-19 crisis (2022)
Journal Article
Beck, D., & Gwilym, H. (2022). The food bank : a safety-net in place of welfare security in times of austerity and the Covid-19 crisis. Social Policy and Society, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746421000907The food bank has become a charitable safety-net for those who have been failed by the social security system in times of austerity and during the Covid-19 pandemic. In this article we evidence the rise of food banking in the context of declining s... Read More about The food bank : a safety-net in place of welfare security in times of austerity and the Covid-19 crisis.
The benefits system in Wales (2021)
Other
Closs-Davis, S., Gwilym, H., & Beck, D. (2021). The benefits system in WalesThis evidence supports the call for further devolution of powers in Wales, especially those that increase the ability for Wales to tackle poverty. Doing so, our work here evidence that the 10 years of austerity following the election of the Coalition... Read More about The benefits system in Wales.
Food Poverty Has No Place in Our Society (2021)
Other
Poulton, G. (2021). Food Poverty Has No Place in Our Society. [Blog]