Written Submission to the APPG on the (In)Adequacy of Social Security by: Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick (Lecturer in Law, Ulster University); Prof Gráinne McKeever (Professor of Law and Social Justice, Ulster University); Dr Jed Meers (Lecturer in Law, York University); Dr Mark Simpson (Senior Lecturer in Law, Ulster University)

Grainne McKeever; Mark Simpson; Ciara Fitzpatrick; Jed Meers

Written Submission to the APPG on the (In)Adequacy of Social Security by: Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick (Lecturer in Law, Ulster University); Prof Gráinne McKeever (Professor of Law and Social Justice, Ulster University); Dr Jed Meers (Lecturer in Law, York University); Dr Mark Simpson (Senior Lecturer in Law, Ulster University)

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This submission highlights that there are growing gaps in the mainstream safety net which are not reliably filled by the patchwork of discretionary welfare services and which are characterised by underfunding, rationing, and a failure to adhere to core standards on human dignity to protect against destitution.

Original language	English
Type	Written contribution to APPG on (In)Adequacy of Social Security
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Accepted - 9 Jan 2023

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SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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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.
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Poor citizens: social security law and the unemployed 1979-2012
Fitzpatrick, C. (Author), McKeever, G. (Supervisor) & McNamee, E. (Supervisor), Apr 2019
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McKeever, G., Simpson, M., Fitzpatrick, C., & Meers, J. (2023, Jan 9). Written Submission to the APPG on the (In)Adequacy of Social Security by: Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick (Lecturer in Law, Ulster University); Prof Gráinne McKeever (Professor of Law and Social Justice, Ulster University); Dr Jed Meers (Lecturer in Law, York University); Dr Mark Simpson (Senior Lecturer in Law, Ulster University).

McKeever, Grainne ; Simpson, Mark ; Fitzpatrick, Ciara et al. / Written Submission to the APPG on the (In)Adequacy of Social Security by: Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick (Lecturer in Law, Ulster University); Prof Gráinne McKeever (Professor of Law and Social Justice, Ulster University); Dr Jed Meers (Lecturer in Law, York University); Dr Mark Simpson (Senior Lecturer in Law, Ulster University). 2023. 4 p.

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Written Submission to the APPG on the (In)Adequacy of Social Security by: Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick (Lecturer in Law, Ulster University); Prof Gráinne McKeever (Professor of Law and Social Justice, Ulster University); Dr Jed Meers (Lecturer in Law, York University); Dr Mark Simpson (Senior Lecturer in Law, Ulster University). / McKeever, Grainne ; Simpson, Mark ; Fitzpatrick, Ciara et al.
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Poor citizens: social security law and the unemployed 1979-2012

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