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The Institute for Fiscal Studies - An ESRC Research Centre PRESS
RELEASE: May 1995
New
light on trends in living standards based on household spending levels
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Web page from Gingerbread (Organisation for Lone
Parents): 1997
Stop
the cut in Lone Parent Benefit and Premium
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The Institute For Fiscal Studies: Press Release: July
1997
Inequality
in the UK
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The Institute For Fiscal Studies: Press Release: May
1995
What
has happened to the living standards of Britain's poor?
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The Institute For Fiscal Studies: Press Release: December 1996
Minimum
Wages: Possible Effects on Income Distribution
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Mona Patel: UK Coalition for the International Year for the
Eradication of Poverty: 1997
United
kingdom: Most unequal in the west
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Extract from Institute For Fiscal Studies Publication: 1997
New
research shows patterns of poverty and affluence in Britain tend to persist
over generations
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation: Press Release: October 1997
Benefit
reform 'more important for work incentives than income tax cuts'
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation: Press Release (short report): August
1997
Long-term
unemployment and the threat of 'social exclusion'
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Social Watch: An NGO watchdog system aimed at monitoring the
commitments made by governments: includes definitions of poverty, poverty and
its measurements, the Human Development Index and Capability Poverty Index:
1997
The
dimensions of poverty
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Social Watch: An NGO watchdog system aimed at monitoring the
commitments made by governments: 1997
The
feminisation of poverty
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation: October 1997: Low pay
increases working poverty and reduces incentives to work. This research, by
Jane Millar, Steven Webb and Martin Kemp, clarifies some policy options for
providing additional financial support to low-paid workers, and evaluates
their likely impact on poverty and work incentives.
Combining
work and welfare
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Articles about Wealth, Welfare and Poverty selected from The
Guardian newspaper
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From the Guardian's letter page: (Professor Townsend, Professor
Moore and Professor Craig): November 1997
Poverty:
the great divide
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From The Guardian: November 1997
Banks
told to aid the poor
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From The Times: 11/12/97
Minister
goes in revolt on lone parents: Abstention by 50 Labour MPs
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From The Guardian: 13/12/1997:
(New revolt threatened as leaked document confirms scheme to
switch cash out of social security).
Disabled
face benefit cuts
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From The Guardian: November 1997
Harman
faces revolt: Labour backbench rebels to go public on anger at plan to cut
lone parents' benefit
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From The Guardian: 09/12/97
The
way that lone parents really behave
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From The Guardian: 09/12/97
Simply
the wrong policy. Harriet was right when she was in opposition
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From The Guardian:31/12/97: Lone parent pressure groups'
responses to 'Welfare to Work'.
Making
it work for lone parents
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From The Guardian: 22/12/97: Tony Blair on reform of the welfare
state.
Question
is, what sort of reform?
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From The Guardian: 16th January 1998
Prime
Minister takes to the road to convince sceptics that social justice is at
heart of reforms
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From The Guardian: 14th January 1998: The
Conservative view on Welfare reform.
Hague
team offers 'help' on Blair welfare reforms
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From The Guardian's Letter Page: 12th January 1998
(Tony Benn, MP)
Welfare
reform: it's all history
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From The Guardian: 12th January 1998: Labour's plans
to reform the Welfare State
Labour
to end Welfare Taboos
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From The Guardian: 12th January 1998
How
maternity benefits work
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British
Social Attitudes
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