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Abstract
In an era of increasing interest in and concern about destitution in the UK, the leading studies place social security problems among the principal causes. This suggests that destitution is a failure of social citizenship, with social protection systems unable or unwilling to underwrite the guarantee of a modicum of economic welfare that, according to Marshall, forms the essence of the citizen’s social rights. This article documents how the establishment of a comprehensive welfare state in the mid-20 th century has been eroded by a series of social security reforms that have turned the focus back on local government and the voluntary sector for the support of the ‘undeserving’ migrant and unemployed poor. Empirical findings from a major study of destitution in the UK illustrate how the fulfilment of social ‘rights’ is becoming dependent on knowing where to seek support, having access to the right gatekeeper and enduring social stigma. The authors consider the compatibility of a welfare state characterised by strict conditionality, decision maker discretion and gaps in the safety net with the Marshallian ‘right to welfare’.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 445-462 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 4 Sept 2019 |
Keywords
- Citizenship
- social rights
- TH Marshall
- Social Security
- Welfare State
- Destitution
- Poverty
- Conditionality
- Discretion
- administrative justice
- destitution
- discretion
- citizenship
- conditionality
- Social rights
- welfare state
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High level conference on the European Social Charter
Simpson, M. (Participant), McKeever, G. (Participant) & Fitzpatrick, C. (Participant)
3 Jul 2024 → 4 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Legal protection against destitution in the UK: towards a right to a subsistence minimum?
Simpson, M. (Speaker), McKeever, G. (Speaker) & Fitzpatrick, C. (Speaker)
5 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Welfare rights in theory and practice
Simpson, M. (Speaker) & Mc Keever, G. (Speaker)
31 Mar 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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“Precarious and somewhat battered”? 75 years of ‘Citizenship and Social Class’, 30 years of the JSSL and Marshall’s social citizenship
Simpson, M., 22 Apr 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Social Security Law. 31, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Legal protection against destitution in the UK: the case for a right to a subsistence minimum
Simpson, M., McKeever, G. & Fitzpatrick, C., 9 Feb 2023, In: The Modern Law Review. 86, 2, p. 465-497 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Social Citizenship in an Age of Welfare Regionalism: The State of the Social Union
Simpson, M., 30 Jun 2022, Oxford: Hart Publishing. 272 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Profiles
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Mark Simpson
- School of Law - Senior Lecturer School of Law
- Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences - Research Director (Law)
Person: Academic