The continuing effects of welfare reform on food bank use in the UK: the roll-out of Universal Credit

In this paper we explore whether the recent rise in food bank usage in the UK has been induced by the roll-out of Universal Credit. We bring together official statistics on the introduction of Universal Credit with data on food bank usage from the UK’s largest food bank network. We test the relation...

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Main Authors: Reeves, AS, Loopstra, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020