The impact of the Work Capability Assessment on mental health: claimants' lived experiences and GP perspectives in low-income communities

被引：6
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作者：
Hansford, Lorraine [1 ]
Thomas, Felicity [1 ]
Wyatt, Katrina [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Exeter, Exeter, Devon, England
来源：
JOURNAL OF POVERTY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | 2019年 / 27卷 / 03期
基金：
英国经济与社会研究理事会;
关键词：
mental health; Work Capability Assessment; Employment and Support Allowance; poverty; welfare; CONDITIONALITY;
D O I：
10.1332/175982719X15637716050550
中图分类号：
D58 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号：
摘要：
This paper examines the impact of increased welfare conditionality on people with mental health issues claiming benefits in the UK. Drawing on data from the DeStress study, this paper explores the lived experience of welfare claimants in low-income communities, and the perspectives of GPs seeking to support them. Particular focus is placed on people's experience of the Work Capability Assessment, the tool used to determine welfare claimants' entitlement to sickness benefit, and how the narratives and culture surrounding welfare reform and the actual assessment itself can have a negative impact on mental health and wellbeing.
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页码：351 / 368
页数：18
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