num_pages: 154
description: This study aims to illuminate the combined effects of the social security and labour market policies of the past decade on low income households. It addresses the limitations of alternatives such as reliance on family and charities to statutory support and demonstrates that the consequences have often been very different from those predicted by policy makers.
language: English
title: Poverty, Charity and 'Doing the Double'
titlecomplete: Poverty, Charity and 'Doing the Double' (Cash and Care)
publisher: Avebury