Objectives and outcomes of means testing under the British welfare state

The principal objective of this thesis is to determine why, how and with what outcomes means tests for 'non-income-replacement' benefits were adopted in England and Wales from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s. The approach taken is to explore four benefits: free prescription medicines; free...

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Main Author: Mitton, Lavinia Clare Elizabeth
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2004
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.415216