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The Social Fund
— current role and future direction | | Author(s) | Kate Legge, Yvette Hartfree, Bruce Stafford |
| Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Journal title | Findings, 0316, June 2006 |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, York, June 2006 |
| Pages | 4 pp |
| Source | York Publishing Services, 64 Hallfield Road, Layerthorpe, York YO31 7ZQ. (ISBN-13: 9781859354513) PDF download available - http://www.jrf.org.uk Alternative formats such as large print, Braille, audio tape or disk available from
Communications Department, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. |
| Keywords | Social security benefits ; Exceptional needs allowance ; Poverty ; Qualitative Studies. |
| Annotation | The discretionary Social Fund - which comprises Community Care Grants, Budgeting Loans and Crisis Loans - is meant to help people on a low income meet one-off expenses on necessities and cope with emergencies. These findings outline the results of a study by Kate Legge, Yvette Hartfree, Bruce Stafford, Monica Magadi, Jacqueline Beckhelling, Line Nyhagen Predelli and Sue Middleton, in which they explore the current role of the Social Fund in reducing poverty and social exclusion and its its reform. They conducted secondary analysis using the Family Resource Survey (FRS) and the Expenditure and Food Survey (EFS) for 2000/01 2001/02 and 2002/03. Qualitative research was conducted with focus groups in one Jobcentre Plus area, to find out how households deal with times of particular hardship, irrespective of Social Fund eligibility. The main report (same title) is published by Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-061018210 A |
| Classmark | JH: JHN: W6: 3DP |
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