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Diluting substantive equality: why the UK government doesn't know if its welfare reforms promote equality (2017)
Book Chapter
Roberts, S. (2017). Diluting substantive equality: why the UK government doesn't know if its welfare reforms promote equality. In D. Fee, & A. Kober-Smith (Eds.), Inequalities in the UK: new discourses, evolutions and actions (167-184). Emerald

The UK Coalition government introduced a raft of welfare reforms between 2010-2015. As part of its response to the financial crisis reforms were designed to cut public expenditure on social security and enhance work incentives. Policy makers are requ... Read More about Diluting substantive equality: why the UK government doesn't know if its welfare reforms promote equality.

The UK and social security coordination after Brexit: reinventing the wheel or Mad Hatter's tea party (2017)
Journal Article
Roberts, S. (2017). The UK and social security coordination after Brexit: reinventing the wheel or Mad Hatter's tea party

On 23 June 2016 the United Kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. On 17 January 2017, the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, stated that what she is seeking is “Not partial membership of the European Union, associate membership of th... Read More about The UK and social security coordination after Brexit: reinventing the wheel or Mad Hatter's tea party.

Free movement and special non-contributory benefits for disabled people: between the devil and the deep blue sea (2016)
Journal Article
Roberts, S. (2016). Free movement and special non-contributory benefits for disabled people: between the devil and the deep blue sea. ERA-Forum, 17(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12027-016-0434-3

Special non-contributory benefits (SNCBs) include benefits intended solely for the specific protection of disabled people. SNCBs are not exportable under EU law. This paper asks whether SNCBs discriminate against disabled people exercising their righ... Read More about Free movement and special non-contributory benefits for disabled people: between the devil and the deep blue sea.

Comparative systems of assessment of illness or disability for the purposes of adult social welfare payments. Second report (Carers) (2016)
Report
Cousins, M., Pennings, F., Roberts, S., & Stafford, B. (2016). Comparative systems of assessment of illness or disability for the purposes of adult social welfare payments. Second report (Carers). Dublin: National Disability Authority

Purpose of the report: This is the second report of the study of comparative systems of assessment of illness or disability for the purposes of adult social welfare payments. This report considers assessment systems for carer payments in relation to... Read More about Comparative systems of assessment of illness or disability for the purposes of adult social welfare payments. Second report (Carers).

The xenophobe’s phrase book (2016)
Journal Article
Roberts, S. (2016). The xenophobe’s phrase book. Journal of Comparative and International Labour and Social Law / Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Arbeits- und Sozialrecht, 2016(1), 185-201

Delivering Employment Services to Vulnerable Customers: A Case Study of the UK's Employment Service (2012)
Journal Article
Stafford, B., Roberts, S., & Duffy, D. (2012). Delivering Employment Services to Vulnerable Customers: A Case Study of the UK's Employment Service. Social Policy and Society, 11(4), 495-506. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746412000206

This article explores the impact of a more individualised public employment service on vulnerable people. It analyses a system Jobcentre Plus implemented in 2008, Accessing Jobcentre Plus Customer Services (AJCS), to improve customer services by mini... Read More about Delivering Employment Services to Vulnerable Customers: A Case Study of the UK's Employment Service.

Comparative systems of assessment of illness or disability for the purposes of adult social welfare payments, First Report (Final) (Incapacity for Work)
Preprint / Working Paper
Cousins, M., Roberts, S., & Stafford, B. Comparative systems of assessment of illness or disability for the purposes of adult social welfare payments, First Report (Final) (Incapacity for Work)

This is the first report of the study of comparative systems of assessment of illness or disability for the purposes of adult ‘incapacity’ social welfare payments. The purpose of the research is to examine systems for medical/disability assessment an... Read More about Comparative systems of assessment of illness or disability for the purposes of adult social welfare payments, First Report (Final) (Incapacity for Work).