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Abstract
This article explores the historical development of Carer’s Allowance in the UK, alongside legal challenges and recent proposals for changes to it in Scotland. Eligibility criteria for receipt of this allowance construct carers as people of ‘working age’ who provide care within dyadic relationships and exclude people whose unpaid caring work is more complex and/or interdependent. Disabled people are simultaneously constructed as dependent recipients of this care. Carer’s Allowance provides symbolic but conditional recognition of unpaid caring, while doing little to meet the financial or support needs of carers. This symbolism reinforces the role of gendered families as the main providers of care and of disabled people as dependent.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 98-113 |
Journal | International Journal of Care and Caring |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 11 Jan 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2024 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- unpaid carers
- Carer's Allowance
- care dyads
- gender
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Scottish Commission on Social Security Expert Roundtable on Scottish Carer's Assistance Regulations
Gulland, J. (Contributor)
30 Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course