This provocative short book is a valuable introduction to social security in Britain and the potential for its reform.

A broad, accessible introduction to the benefit system in Britain which can help readers to make sense of the system in practice.

The second edition of this important text reviews policy developments since 1997. The chapters have been extensively updated and there are new chapters on socia

Exploring the lived realities of both poverty and prosperity in the UK, this book examines the material and symbolic significance of welfare austerity and its i