Social Security During COVID-19: Experiences of Welfare at a Social Distance

SOCIAL SECURITY DURING COVID-19 Experiences of welfare at a social distance

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WHERE HAS THIS COMIC COME FROM?

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THE BENEFITS SYSTEM

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DELAYED CLAIMS

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REDUCED STIGMA & A ‘NEW NORMAL’

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BENEFITS FOR WORKERS?

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MORE ‘DESERVING’ CLAIMANTS?

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AN UNEQUAL BENEFITS SYSTEM?

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SOCIAL ATTITUDES

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WHAT NEXT?

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All names have been changed to pseudonyms to protect the identities of research participants.

THE RESEARCH TEAM Dr Dr Dr Dr

Ben Baumberg Geiger, Janis Bright, Dr Daniel Edmiston, Dr Andrea Gibbons, Jo Ingold, Dr Eleni Karagiannaki, Cormac Lawler, Philip Martin, David Robertshaw, Professor Lisa Scullion, Dr Kate Summers, Robert de VriES, Dr David Young

The Reports Rapid Findings #1 (June 2020): Claiming but Connected to Work Rapid Findings #2 (Sep 2020): Who are the new COVID-19 cohort of benefit claimants?

Rapid Findings #3 (Oct 2020): At the Edge of the Safety Net: Unsuccessful benefits claims at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic Project Report #1 “Claimants’ Experiences of the Social Security System During the First Wave of COVID-19” (February 2021) Project Report #2 “Navigating Pandemic Social Security: Benefits, Employment and Crisis Support During COVID-19” Project Report #3 “Non-take-up of benefits at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic” (April 2021) Project Report #4 “Should social security reach further? Ineligibility for benefits at the start of COVID-19” (April 2021) Project Report #5 “Solidarity in a crisis? Trends in attitudes to benefits during COVID-19” (September 2021) Project Report #6 “Hunger and the welfare state Food insecurity among benefit claimants in the UK” (October 2021)

DESIGNED BY NIFTY FOX CREATIVE, 2021.