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Author Baldwin, Sally, author.

Title The costs of caring : families with disabled children / Sally Baldwin, Social Policy Research Unit, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York
Published London : Routledge, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge library editions. Children and disability ; v. 4
Routledge library editions. Children and disability ; v. 4.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Dedication; Original Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Financial provision for disablement in children : emergence of the policy issue; The campaign for improvements in social security provision for disablement; Disabled children -- Thalidomide and the emergence of a social problem; Thalidomide and the compensation debate; Compensation, children and the law; 2 Disabled children -- rights to compensation?; The argument from compassion; The argument from social justice; Need; Rights to welfare?
Disabled children -- human rights to welfareInsurance rights and the redistribution of burdens; Compensation rights against the state; Conclusion; 3 Measuring the costs of disablement; Previous studies of the financial consequences of disability; 4 The study -- design and methods; A comparison of incomes and expenditure patterns; Additional information; Case Studies; The families with disabled children; The FES control group; The depth interviews; The families in the study; 5 Incomes; Gross incomes; Sources of income; Earnings; The work and earnings of women with disabled children
The work and earnings of men with disabled childrenSubjective views of the child's effect on men's working lives; Comparative data; Income from social security; The overall effect on incomes; Summary; 6 Expenditure; Comparisons with the FES control; Food; Fuel; Clothing and shoes; Transport; Alcohol; Tobacco; Durable household goods; Services; Housing costs; Other and miscellaneous goods; Adding up the costs; Less regular expenditure; Summary; 7 The overall effect -- ways of coping and expectations of help; Strategies for coping; Parents' views of the child's effect on their living standards
The help that should be given to families with disabled children8 Conclusion; An expenses benefit; An earnings-replacement benefit; A compensatory benefit; Conclusion; Appendix 1 Research methodology; Appendix 2 Case study : Andrew Cole; Notes and references; Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Children with disabilities -- Care -- United States -- Costs
Children with disabilities -- Civil rights -- United States
Cost and standard of living -- United States
Family allowances -- United States
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
Children with disabilities -- Care -- Costs
Children with disabilities -- Civil rights
Cost and standard of living
Family allowances
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317361015
1317361016
9781317361008
1317361008