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Serious benefits
— the success of CAB benefit take-up campaigns | | Author(s) | Miranda Kemp |
| Corporate Author | National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux - NACAB |
| Journal title | CAB News, April 2003 |
| Publisher | National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux - NACAB, London, April 2003 |
| Pages | 16 pp |
| Source | Citizens Advice, 115-123 Pentonville Road, London N1 9LZ. www.citizensadvice.org.uk |
| Keywords | Social security benefits ; Claims [services] ; Usage [services] ; Citizens Advice. |
| Annotation | Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) research indicates how benefit take-up can radically improve the lives of older people who are under-claiming their entitlements. This is despite anti-poverty measures such as the minimum income guarantee (MIG) which is designed to benefit the two million pensioners whom live in poverty. "Serious benefits" looks at aspects of CAB work that helps older people with benefit take-up: home visits to those with disabilities; and pooling resources and sharing experiences with statutory services and other agencies. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Andrew Smith, is asked about government initiatives to increase claiming. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030513214 B |
| Classmark | JH: QLT: QLD: PLLA |
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