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Pensioners and the Minimum Income Guarantee — observations from recent research
Author(s)	Eileen Evason, Lizanne Dowds, Paula Devine
Journal title	Social Policy & Administration, vol 36, no 1, February 2002
Pages	pp 36-45
Keywords	Social security benefits ; Supplementary benefits ; Claims [services] ; Research Reviews ; Northern Ireland.
Annotation	This article summarizes some of the data collected via the 1999/2000 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey. The absence of any counterpart in Northern Ireland to the British Family Resources Survey has resulted in a dearth of basic information on the financial and allied circumstances of pensioners in this part of the United Kingdom. The authors review the data obtained on levels and sources of income, health and receipt of core disability benefits, and the extent of non take-up of the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG). The authors locate data within the broader debate about new directions of pension policy in the UK. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020315203 A
Classmark	JH: JHM: QLT: 3A:6KC: 9Y
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