Dr David Beck's Outputs (26)

The moral maze of food bank use (2020)
Journal Article

The 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.

Austerity alive and well in Wales and UBI in intensive care (2024)
Journal Article

There have been many Universal Basic Income (UBI) pilots worldwide and a large literature has emerged outlining mostly positive findings but also acknowledging that no government has implemented the policy. In June 2022 the Welsh Government launched... Read More about Austerity alive and well in Wales and UBI in intensive care.

A cost-of-learning crisis: Poverty among university students (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine

As the academic year for many draws to an end, many students across the UK will be breathing a sigh of relief, not simply because the summer represents a break from studying per se, but because a campus breather such as this offers respite from possi... Read More about A cost-of-learning crisis: Poverty among university students.

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.13002

Universal 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?.

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

Universal basic income: Wales is set to end its experiment – why we think that’s a mistake (2023)
Other

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. Routledge

In 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.

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. Routledge

In 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

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.12839

Book review

Complex lives : exploring experiences of Universal Credit claimants in Salford during Covid-19 (2022)
Book Chapter

Exploring 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/S1474746421000907

The 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 Wales

This 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

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

Question; 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

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Half-term, hardship and heartbreak: one month in the life of a food-bank manager (2020)
Newspaper / Magazine

Poverty premiums : cost of being poor (2020)
Journal Article

“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 foodbank use (2020)
Journal Article

The 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