• ISBN13: 9781119145516
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Politics and Current Affairs
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publisher Imprint: John Wiley
• Publication Date: February 15, 2015
• Pages: 192
• Original Price: USD 36.25
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 318 grams

About the Book Bringing together researchers from the fields of social policy, economics, sociology and clinical psychology, this book offers new evidence on the inter-related problems faced by disability claimants, and identifies important lessons for policy. <ul> <li>Explores how reducing the level of UK benefit claiming among those with health limitations has been a priority for successive governments</li> <li>Argues that current policy fails to reflect the evidence that people on long-term disability benefits face a complex combination of barriers to work and social inclusion</li> <li>Demonstrates that there is a need for continuing inter-disciplinary research on the nature of the 'disability benefits problem' and the efficacy of current policy solutions and public services</li> </ul>