The Impacts of Welfare Conditionality: Sanctions Support and Behaviour Change

by Peter Dwyer, Katy Jones, Lisa Scullion

Should a citizen's right to social welfare be contingent on their personal behaviour? Welfare conditionality, linking citizens' eligibility for social benefits and services to prescribed compulsory responsibilities or behaviours, has become a key component of welfare reform in many nations. This book uses qualitative longitudinal data, from repeat interviews with people subject to compulsion and sanction in their everyday lives, to analyse the effectiveness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1447343735
• ISBN13: 9781447343738
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"