Effects on mental health of a UK welfare reform, Universal Credit: a longitudinal controlled study

Summary: Background: Universal Credit, a welfare benefit reform in the UK, began to replace six existing benefit schemes in April, 2013, starting with the income-based Job Seekers Allowance. We aimed to determine the effects on mental health of the introduction of Universal Credit. Methods: In this...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sophie Wickham, PhD, Lee Bentley, PhD, Tanith Rose, PhD, Margaret Whitehead, ProfPhD, David Taylor-Robinson, ProfPhD, Ben Barr, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:The Lancet Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266720300268