Social security is a difficult subject. The British system is
highly complex, and the details change rapidly. This new textbook
is an accessible, broadly based introduction which helps readers to
make sense of the system in Britain. Including a broad scope of
coverage and accessibility, the book plays a dual role as a preface
to both the existing texts on social security policy and the guides
on social security benefits. It also looks at the operation of
social security benefits. How Social Security Works describes
benefits in general terms, as well as the relationship to the
welfare state and aspects of the sociology of benefits. Clearly and
succinctly, the book lays out the aims, structure, delivery of
Britain's main benefits system. It outlines the development of the
system, considering the history and political dimensions, and
includes a thematic discussion of the main types of benefit:
national insurance, means tested, non-contributory, universal, and
discretionary; and it conside
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