This article aims to provide an overview of the main mechanisms underlying the non-take-up
of public provisions by bringing together insights from existing theoretical models and the …

Energy poverty is widely understood to be a complex and multi-faceted problem, with a
range of drivers. In this paper we draw on secondary qualitative data on energy poverty from …

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a focus on isolation and loneliness is
important, especially as social distancing policies (which for some groups involve self …

The concept of energy justice has brought philosophies of ethics and principles of social
justice to bear on a range of contemporary energy issues. More inter-disciplinary and …

This article aims to provide an overview of the main mechanisms underlying non-take-up by
bringing together insights from existing theoretical models and the large body of empirical …

What kinds of care are being offered or withdrawn by the welfare state? What does this
mean for the caring practices and interventions of local activists? Shedding new light on …

In 2018, a staggering 38 million Americans, about one in every nine, faced income poverty.
Seventeen million of them experienced deep or extreme poverty, defined as a household …

This article documents the experiences of people with a physical health condition or
disability who have experienced a loss of or change in disability benefits under the welfare …

Background Healthcare is witnessing a new disease with the emergence of Long Covid; a
condition which can result in myriad symptoms, varying in frequency and severity. As new …

This article examines disabled people's experiences of hate crime during a period of
austerity and welfare reform. Narrative interviews were conducted with 12 victims of …