Welfare Reform, conditionality and targets: Jobcentre Plus Advisers’ experiences of targets and sanctions

Grant, Aimee ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7205-5869 2013. Welfare Reform, conditionality and targets: Jobcentre Plus Advisers’ experiences of targets and sanctions. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice 21 (2) , pp. 165-176. 10.1332/175982713X668935

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Abstract

This article presents empirical findings from part of a larger study on welfare reform conducted between 2007 and 2009. Semi-structured in-depth interviews occurred with eight Incapacity Benefit personal advisers, and Work Focused Interviews conducted by advisers with Incapacity Benefit claimants were observed. Two areas of advisers’ experience will be discussed. First, how advisers were subjected to the need to comply with directives, and how their performance was monitored via targets. Second, the article will examine advisers’ attitudes and behaviours towards sanctions, which were primarily used against those who did not attend compulsory Work Focused Interviews (DWP, 2002).

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Publisher:	Policy Press
Funders:	ESRC
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2022 09:49
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/89321

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