Raising the poverty plateau: The impact of means-tested rebates from local authority charges on low income households

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 497-516

  Alcock, Pete ^a   Pearson, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOW INCOME POPULATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL POLICY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032723855     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279499005681     Document Type: Article

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