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OverviewSocial Security Law is an up-to-date, critical, yet authoritative account of the British social security system and its legal framework. It sets out the principal features of the main social benefits, giving a detailed exposition of the legal basis of entitlement to each benefit. It then takes the reader several steps further in placing the understanding of social security law into its wider social, political, historical and European context. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert EastPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.448kg ISBN: 9780333715772ISBN 10: 0333715772 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 26 August 1999 Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPoverty An Introduction to the Legal Framework, Administration, Appeals System and Types of Benefit of the British Social Security System The British Social Security System in Context Jobseeker's Allowance Income Support General Provision for Income-Related Benefits Benefits for the Sick and Disabled Pensions Family Credit and Working Families Tax Credit Child Benefit Housing Benefit Council Tax Benefit The Social Fund Reform: Past, Present and Future Appendix April 1999 Benefit Rates.Reviews'I am very impressed with it. It is very comprehensive in coverage, but always comprehensible...It is also amazingly cheap.' - Robin M. White, Lecturer, Dundee University Author InformationROBERT EAST has been teaching law at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level for a number of years, both in the United Kingdom and Australia. He has published in the spheres of Social Security Law and Criminal Justice. He is currently Principal Lecturer in Law at the University of Glamorgan. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |