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Saturday 24 November 2012

'Benefits stigma' and undermining of the Welfare State

In recent years sections of the tabloid press and politicians across the political spectrum have sought to justify benefit cuts by demonising claimants as undeserving and workshy. The British policy and politics blog at LSE examines public attitudes to the benefits system and finds public support for the welfare state is holding up despite the 'toxic combination' of negative press coverage and (unjustified) public perceptions of widespread benefit fraud:
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/2012/11/23/the-surprising-truth-about-benefits-stigma-in-britain/