Take-up and the social fund: Applying the concept of take-up to a discretionary benefit

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-18

  Huby, Meg ^a   Whyley, Claire ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0012354811     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0047279400000039     Document Type: Article

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