Impact of welfare benefit sanctioning on food insecurity: a yynamic cross-area study of food bank usage in the UK

Since 2009, the UK has witnessed marked increases in the rate of sanctions applied to unemployment insurance claimants, as part of a wider agenda of austerity and welfare reform. In 2013, over one million sanctions were applied, stopping benefit payments for a minimum of four weeks and potentially l...

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Main Authors: Loopstra, R, Fledderjohann, J, Reeves, A, Stuckler, D
Formato: Journal article
Publicado em: Cambridge University Press 2018