UC:Us now? Reflections from participatory research with universal credit claimants during COVID-19

Ruth Patrick; Ciara Fitzpatrick; Mark Simpson; Jamie Redman

UC:Us now? Reflections from participatory research with universal credit claimants during COVID-19

Ruth Patrick
, Ciara Fitzpatrick
, Mark Simpson
, Jamie Redman

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Abstract

UC:Us is a group of people in receipt of universal credit in Northern Ireland. UC:Us and the researchers supporting the group entered 2020 with exciting plans for our work together. We planned to cement and build on our co-produced research by sharing our findings with policymakers and politicians across the UK, pressing for change to address some of the negative aspects of receiving UC that we had identified and to develop the first ever co-produced, accessible guide to the benefit. The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything, virtually overnight.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	COVID-19 collaborations
Subtitle of host publication	Researching poverty and low income family life during the pandemic
Editors	Kayleigh Garthwaite, Ruth Patrick, Maddy Power, Anna Tarrant, Rosalie Warnock
Place of Publication	Bristol
Publisher	Policy Press
Chapter	14
Pages	204-217
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781447364504
ISBN (Print)	9781447364481
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 31 May 2022

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 2 Zero Hunger

Keywords

social security
universal credit
COVID-19
coronavirus
northern ireland
devolution
poverty
research ethics
Research methods
participatory research
Coproduction

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Patrick, R., Fitzpatrick, C., Simpson, M., & Redman, J. (2022). UC:Us now? Reflections from participatory research with universal credit claimants 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 (pp. 204-217). Policy Press. https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/book/9781447364504/9781447364504.xml

Patrick, Ruth ; Fitzpatrick, Ciara ; Simpson, Mark et al. / UC:Us now? Reflections from participatory research with universal credit claimants during COVID-19. COVID-19 collaborations: Researching poverty and low income family life during the pandemic. editor / Kayleigh Garthwaite ; Ruth Patrick ; Maddy Power ; Anna Tarrant ; Rosalie Warnock. Bristol : Policy Press, 2022. pp. 204-217

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UC:Us now? Reflections from participatory research with universal credit claimants during COVID-19

Abstract

UN SDGs

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

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Welfare mitigations review: Independent advisory panel report

Universal Credit: a guide by claimants, for claimants

Universal Credit could be a lifeline in Northern Ireland, but it must be designed with people who use it

Poor citizens: social security law and the unemployed 1979-2012

Cite this

UC:Us now? Reflections from participatory research with universal credit claimants during COVID-19

Abstract

UN SDGs

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Research output

Welfare mitigations review: Independent advisory panel report

Universal Credit: a guide by claimants, for claimants

Universal Credit could be a lifeline in Northern Ireland, but it must be designed with people who use it

Student theses

Poor citizens: social security law and the unemployed 1979-2012

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