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The impact of the Work Capability Assessment on mental health: claimants’ lived experiences and GP perspectives in low-income communities

dc.contributor.authorHansford, L
dc.contributor.authorThomas, F
dc.contributor.authorWyatt, K
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-24T08:18:52Z
dc.date.issued2019-09-10
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the impact of increased welfare conditionality on people with mental health issues claiming benefits in the UK. Drawing on data from the DeStress study, this paper explores the lived experience of welfare claimants in low-income communities, and the perspectives of GPs seeking to support them. Particular focus is placed on people’s experience of the Work Capability Assessment, the tool used to determine welfare claimants’ entitlement to sickness benefit, and how the narratives and culture surrounding welfare reform and the actual assessment itself can have a negative impact on mental health and wellbeing.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipEconomic and Social Research Council (ESRC)en_GB
dc.identifier.citationVol. 27 (3), pp. 1-18en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1332/175982719x15637716050550
dc.identifier.grantnumberES/N018281/1en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/38871
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherPolicy Pressen_GB
dc.relation.urlhttp://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-853788en_GB
dc.rightsThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits adaptation, alteration, reproduction and distribution for non-commercial use, without further permission provided the original work is attributed. The derivative works do not need to be licensed on the same terms.en_GB
dc.subjectmental healthen_GB
dc.subjectWork Capability Assessmenten_GB
dc.subjectEmployment and Support Allowanceen_GB
dc.subjectpovertyen_GB
dc.subjectwelfareen_GB
dc.titleThe impact of the Work Capability Assessment on mental health: claimants’ lived experiences and GP perspectives in low-income communitiesen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2019-09-24T08:18:52Z
dc.identifier.issn1759-8273
dc.descriptionThis is the final version. Available from Policy Press via the DOI in this record.en_GB
dc.descriptionAnonymised focus group and interview transcripts from participants who consented to data sharing, plus additional supporting information, are available from the UK Data Service, subject to registration and permission. Details of how to request access are available from the UK Data Service at: http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-853788en_GB
dc.identifier.journalJournal of Poverty and Social Justiceen_GB
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_GB
dcterms.dateAccepted2019-07-11
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_GB
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2019-07-11
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_GB
refterms.dateFCD2019-09-24T08:05:14Z
refterms.versionFCDVoR
refterms.dateFOA2019-09-24T08:18:56Z
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