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]
Hannah Lambie-Mumford and Tiina Silvasti (eds) (2020), The Rise of Food Charity in Europe, Bristol: Policy Press, £75.00, pp. 272, hbk. (2021)
Journal Article
Beck, D. (2021). Hannah Lambie-Mumford and Tiina Silvasti (eds) (2020), The Rise of Food Charity in Europe, Bristol: Policy Press, £75.00, pp. 272, hbk. Journal of Social Policy, 50(2), 446-447. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279421000064Question; what is significant about the rise of food charity across various European countries? Explored with significant detail, this edited volume sufficiently answers this question by drawing on four key areas associated with the rise of food pove... Read More about Hannah Lambie-Mumford and Tiina Silvasti (eds) (2020), The Rise of Food Charity in Europe, Bristol: Policy Press, £75.00, pp. 272, hbk..
Welfare, populism and welfare chauvinismBentGreveBristol: Policy Press, 2020. <scp>ISBN</scp>: 9781447350446; £26.99 (Pbk) (2021)
Journal Article
Beck, D. (2021). Welfare, populism and welfare chauvinismBentGreveBristol: Policy Press, 2020. ISBN: 9781447350446; £26.99 (Pbk). Social Policy and Administration, 55(3), 520-521. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12688This is a book review
Half-term, hardship and heartbreak: one month in the life of a food-bank manager (2020)
Other
Kale, S. (2020). Half-term, hardship and heartbreak: one month in the life of a food-bank manager. [The Guardian]
Poverty premiums : cost of being poor (2020)
Journal Article
Beck, D. (2020). Poverty premiums : cost of being poor. Encyclopedia of the UN sustainable development goals (Online), https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69625-6_110-1“Life is more expensive than we can tolerate” Linda Tirado (2014) Poverty within a developed country is typically considered within “relative” terms. This means that people experience poverty relative to those within their society. This acknowled... Read More about Poverty premiums : cost of being poor.
The moral maze of food bank use (2020)
Journal Article
Beck, D., & Gwilym, H. (2020). The moral maze of food bank use. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 28(3), 383-399. https://doi.org/10.1332/175982720X15905998909942The foodbank symbolises a changing landscape of social insecurity and welfare conditionality. Attending to decision making within the food bank system, this article argues that food banks, and their referral-system creates a bureaucratic ‘moral maz... Read More about The moral maze of food bank use.
The moral maze of foodbank use (2020)
Journal Article
Beck, D., & Gwilym, H. (2020). The moral maze of foodbank use. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 28(3), 383-399. https://doi.org/10.1332/175982720X15905998909942The foodbank symbolises a changing landscape of social insecurity and welfare conditionality. Attending to decision making within the foodbank system, this article argues that foodbanks, and their referral-system creates a bureaucratic ‘moral maze’ i... Read More about The moral maze of foodbank use.
Jingle-all-the-way…to the food bank (2019)
Journal Article
Beck, D. (2019). Jingle-all-the-way…to the food bank
Food poverty at record levels – a children’s book on food banks shows how normal it has become (2019)
Journal Article
Beck, D. (2019). Food poverty at record levels – a children’s book on food banks shows how normal it has become
Neoliberal welfare reforms and emergency food aid in the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Beck, D. (2019). Neoliberal welfare reforms and emergency food aid in the UK. Encyclopedia of the UN sustainable development goals (Online), https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69626-3_87-1
Food banks are becoming institutionalised in the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Beck, D. (2019). Food banks are becoming institutionalised in the UK