Bereavement Benefit For The 21st Century
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| Author | : Great Britain: Department for Work and Pensions |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 36 |
| Release | : 2011-12-12 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9780101822121 |
This consultation seeks views on proposals to: simplify the bereavement benefits payment system by moving to a uniform payment structure for all recipients, with support focused on the period immediately following bereavement; simplify the contribution conditions by basing full payment on a single year of National Insurance contributions; and rename the benefit so that the benefit name reflects the function of the payment. Payments made under the War Pensions Scheme or Armed Forces Compensation Scheme will not be affected, nor will it impact those already in receipt of bereavement benefits at the point at which a new scheme is introduced. Bereavement benefits have been through a series of reforms since state protection for widows was initially introduced as part of the Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pension Act of 1925. The incremental nature of this change has blurred the principles behind the benefits and their function. This has resulted in a complicated payment and contribution system which, at its worst, can harm people's long term job prospects by distancing recipients from the labour market. Although some elements of the system are highly regarded, clearly more can be done to ensure that bereavement benefits better serve their purpose. The complicated payment system and eligibility conditions make it difficult for people to understand what they are entitled to receive. The ongoing nature of payments under Widowed Parent's Allowance, which can continue for up to 20 years in extreme cases, without any encouragement to maintain contact with the labour market, risks creating welfare dependency
| Author | : Klaus Wegleitner |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2015-06-26 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1317565061 |
Compassionate communities are communities that provide assistance for those in need of end of life care, separate from any official heath service provision that may already be available within the community. This idea was developed in 2005 in Allan Kellehear’s seminal volume- Compassionate Cities: Public Health and End of Life Care. In the ensuing ten years the theoretical aspects of the idea have been continually explored, primarily rehearsing academic concerns rather than practical ones. Compassionate Communities: Case Studies from Britain and Europe provides the first major volume describing and examining compassionate community experiments in end of life care from a highly practical perspective. Focusing on community development initiatives and practice challenges, the book offers practitioners and policy makers from the health and social care sectors practical discussions on the strengths and limitations of such initiatives. Furthermore, not limited to providing practice choices the book also offers an important and timely impetus for other practitioners and policy makers to begin thinking about developing their own possible compassionate communities. An essential read for academic, practitioner, and policy audiences in the fields of public health, community development, health social sciences, aged care, bereavement care, and hospice & palliative care, Compassionate Communities is one of only a handful of available books on end of life care that takes a strong health promotion and community development approach.
| Author | : Deborah S. Carr, PhD |
| Publisher | : Springer Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 369 |
| Release | : 2005-11-08 |
| Genre | : Family & Relationships |
| ISBN | : 0826142451 |
This volume provides insightful analysis and theoretical interpretation of factors that contribute to a range of adjustment patterns among bereaved persons in late life. It places the experience of widowhood in late life squarely within the context of contemporary society and explores a remarkable range of associated issues. The volume is destined to become a classic; it will set the standard for future empirical investigation of the experience of bereavement among older adults. For Further Information on the CLOC Study, Please Click on CLOC
| Author | : Neville Harris |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 2014-07-18 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 1782252754 |
Approximately half of the total UK population are in receipt of one or more welfare benefits, giving rise to the largest single area of government expenditure. The law and structures of social security are highly complex, made more so by constant adjustments as government pursues its often conflicting economic, political and social policy objectives. This complexity is highly problematic. It contributes to errors in decision-making and to increased administrative costs and is seen as disempowering for citizens, thereby weakening enjoyment of a key social right. Current and previous administrations have committed to simplifying the benefits system. It is a specific objective of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, which provides for the introduction of Universal Credit in place of diverse benefits. However, it is unclear whether the reformed system will be either less complex legally or more accessible for citizens. This book seeks to explain how and why complexity in the modern welfare system has grown; to identify the different ways in which legal and associated administrative arrangements are classifiable as 'complex'; to discuss the effects of complexity on the system's administration and its wider implications for rights and the citizen-state relationship; and to consider the role that law can play in the simplification of schemes of welfare. While primarily focused on the UK welfare system it also provides analysis of relevant policies and experience in various other states.
| Author | : Robin Cook |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 544 |
| Release | : 2011-12-27 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1101553677 |
Pia Grazdani is an exceptional yet aloof medical student working closely with Columbia University Medical Center’s premier scientist on cutting edge research that could revolutionize health care by creating replacement organs for critically ill patients. But when tragedy strikes in the lab, Pia, with the help of classmate George Wilson, launches an investigation into the unforeseen calamity in the hospital’s supposedly secure biosafety lab. Meanwhile, two ex-Wall Street whiz-kids think they’ve found another loadstone in the nation’s multi-trillion dollar life insurance industry, and race to find ways to control actuarial data and securitize the policies of the aged and infirm to make another killing. As Pia and George dig deeper into the events at the lab, one question remains unanswered: is someone attempting to manipulate private insurance information to allow investors to benefit from the deaths of others?
| Author | : Committee on Care at the End of Life |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 457 |
| Release | : 1997-10-30 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 0309518253 |
When the end of life makes its inevitable appearance, people should be able to expect reliable, humane, and effective caregiving. Yet too many dying people suffer unnecessarily. While an "overtreated" dying is feared, untreated pain or emotional abandonment are equally frightening. Approaching Death reflects a wide-ranging effort to understand what we know about care at the end of life, what we have yet to learn, and what we know but do not adequately apply. It seeks to build understanding of what constitutes good care for the dying and offers recommendations to decisionmakers that address specific barriers to achieving good care. This volume offers a profile of when, where, and how Americans die. It examines the dimensions of caring at the end of life: Determining diagnosis and prognosis and communicating these to patient and family. Establishing clinical and personal goals. Matching physical, psychological, spiritual, and practical care strategies to the patient's values and circumstances. Approaching Death considers the dying experience in hospitals, nursing homes, and other settings and the role of interdisciplinary teams and managed care. It offers perspectives on quality measurement and improvement, the role of practice guidelines, cost concerns, and legal issues such as assisted suicide. The book proposes how health professionals can become better prepared to care well for those who are dying and to understand that these are not patients for whom "nothing can be done."
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| Publisher | : Rex Bookstore, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 232 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9789712337246 |
| Author | : Great Britain: Department for Work and Pensions |
| Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
| Total Pages | : 118 |
| Release | : 2013-01-18 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780101852920 |
This draft Pensions Bill contains provisions to introduce a single-tier pension which will for future pensioners replace the current two component State Pension (basic State Pension and additional State Pension) with a single component flat-rate pension that is set above the basic level of means tested support. Previously the Government set out details of its proposals in Cm. 8528 the single-tier pension: a simple foundation for saving (ISBN 9780101852821) and Cm. 8053 A state pension of the 21st century (ISBN 9780101805322). These reforms will also modernise the state pension system to reflect the lives and contributions of today's working age people whilst ensuring the system is sustainable for future generations. As life expectancy continues to rise the Government believes there is a need for a more structured framework within which to consider changes to the State Pension age in the future which this draft legislation includes. The draft Bill also includes measures to reform the current suite of Bereavement Benefits through the introduction of Bereavement Support Payment which will support people through the difficult early months in a more transparent way. The draft Bill contains a number of provisions relating to private pensions mostly to clarify existing legislation relating to automatic enrolment or the Pensions Regulator. There is a new provision to encourage individuals to transfer a cash equivalent value of their accrued rights from a Defined Benefit scheme to an alternative arrangement. There are explanatory notes included which provide an outline of the effect of each clause in the draft Bill and are intended to be read alongside the draft Bill.
| Author | : Ramia, Gaby |
| Publisher | : Policy Press |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2013-06-27 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1447312740 |
This latest edition of Social Policy Review presents an up-to-date and diverse review of the best in social policy scholarship with a special focus on work, employment and insecurity.
| Author | : Linda Machin |
| Publisher | : SAGE |
| Total Pages | : 347 |
| Release | : 2013-12-10 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 1446292991 |
This updated second edition of Working with Loss and Grief provides a model for practitioners working with those who are grieving a significant life loss. Making clear connections between theory and practice, the ′Range of Response to Loss′ model provides a theoretical ′compass′ for recognising the wide variability in reaction to loss and the ′Adult Attitude to Grief′ scale is a tool for ′mapping′ individual grief and its change over time, providing an individual grief profile. Together these offer a framework for practitioners to: -listen to stories of grief told by clients -identify common patterns in grief -recognize individual difference in grief response -make assessments -prompt therapeutic dialogue -guide therapeutic focus and -evaluate outcomes. This edition includes: a new chapter on ′The RRL Model and a Pluralistic Approach to Counselling′ ; two new case studies; additional content on vulnerability; new grief assessment tools and systems, and the latest research. Dr Linda Machin is Honorary Research Fellow at Keele University, having been a Lecturer in Social Work and Counselling at Keele. She established a counselling service for the bereaved in North Staffordshire and continues to work as a researcher and freelance trainer.
