The Conservative Government will face considerable challenges as people are unable to meet rising funeral costs While much is known about the ritual components of a funeral, very little is known about how individuals and families determine and plan for the financial costs associated with a funeral, and how they afford them. While funeral costs can be a potential source … Continue reading →
8 March 2016 by Liam Foster
Categories: Politics and policy, Social science, SPERI Comment, Tax, Welfare
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Tags: DWP, funeral, Liam Foster, low incomes, Payment, Universal Death Grant
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Cameron claims to lead a ‘One Nation’ government, but pursues a ‘two nations’ governing strategy One of the headline social policy goals of the Blair and Brown governments was to eradicate child poverty in Britain by 2020. During New Labour’s thirteen years in power considerable progress was made in this regard: child poverty fell from 3.4 million in 1998 to … Continue reading →
12 August 2015 by Scott Lavery
Categories: British growth crisis, Debt, Politics and policy, SPERI Comment, Tax, Welfare
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Tags: Blair, Brown, Cameron, Child poverty, DWP, New Labour, One Nation, Osborne, Scott Lavery, Tax credit
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From Cradle to the Grave? The decline of UK funeral policy provision
The Conservative Government will face considerable challenges as people are unable to meet rising funeral costs While much is known about the ritual components of a funeral, very little is known about how individuals and families determine and plan for the financial costs associated with a funeral, and how they afford them. While funeral costs can be a potential source … Continue reading →
8 March 2016 by Liam Foster
Categories: Politics and policy, Social science, SPERI Comment, Tax, Welfare | Tags: DWP, funeral, Liam Foster, low incomes, Payment, Universal Death Grant | Leave a comment