Working for a Living?: Employment, Benefits and the Living Standards of Disabled People

by Helen Barnes

For too long, disabled people in Britain have been denied access to employment. Now paid work is being presented as the only route out of poverty and dependence on the state. What is the reality? Working for a living? asks: Does paid work bring disabled people the benefits they are led to expect, or does it have hidden disadvantages?Can disabled people who are not able to work expect to enjoy a good standard of living? The author compares the welfare...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861341865
• ISBN13: 9781861341860
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"