Employment and Support Allowance: capability, personalization and disabled people in the UK

In 2008 the Employment and Support Allowance was introduced in the UK as the income replacement benefit for disabled people. In this paper we focus upon the reasons for its introduction, the notions of disability and the two main ideas – capability and personalization – that provide the framework fo...

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Main Authors: Chris Grover, Linda Piggott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stockholm University Press 2012-05-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
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Online Access:https://www.sjdr.se/articles/458