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Social Fund use amongst older people
— a report of research carried out by the Personal Finance Research Centre, University of Bristol on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions | | Author(s) | Elaine Kempson, Sharon Collard, Sally Taylor |
| Corporate Author | Personal Finance Research Centre (PFRC), University of Bristol; Department for Work and Pensions - DWP |
| Publisher | Corporate Document Services, Leeds, 2002 |
| Pages | 96 pp (Department for Work and Pensions Research report, no 172) |
| Source | Corporate Document Services, 7 Eastgate, Leeds LS2 7LY. Orderline tel: 0113 399 4040. E-mail: orderline@cds.co.uk Summary available from website: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/ |
| Keywords | Supplementary benefits ; Exceptional needs allowance ; Claims [services] ; Usage [services] ; Qualitative Studies. |
| Annotation | The Social Fund has an important part to play in tackling pensioner poverty, but, to date, take-up by older people is far lower than for other eligible groups. This report presents the findings of a qualitative study designed to explore the reasons for take-up and non take-up of the discretionary Social Fund among pensioners receiving Income Support (IS) in the form of the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG). The study was based on 37 in-depth interviews (19 with people who had received a loan or a grant from the Social Fund, and 18 who had not), followed by two focus groups - one with Social Fund applicants, the other with non-applicants. The report examines findings on: living standards; saving and borrowing; Social Fund needs; knowledge of and attitudes to the Social Fund; and use of the Social Fund. The new Pension Service is seen as having a role in reducing the stigma that older people associate with asking for financial help, and in increasing Social Fund take-up. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020909001 B |
| Classmark | JHM: JHN: QLT: QLD: 3DP |
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