{"product_id":"9781447333265","title":"Broken Benefits: What's Gone Wrong with Welfare Reform?","description":"\u003cbr\u003eThe United Kingdom is at a critical juncture in welfare policy, as the current government delivers on the previous regime’s austerity-driven reforms while simultaneously cutting an additional £38 billion from benefits spending over the next five years. \u003ci\u003eBroken Benefits\u003c\/i\u003e is a straightforward guide to the UK welfare system, correcting misunderstandings and exposing some of the less-understood problems. Sam Royston argues that the current government’s twin goals of cutting spending and creating work incentives will ultimately fail to deliver a better system. Drawing on original research and high-profile debates, this much-needed book offers solutions: pragmatic ideas about how the system should be reformed and put into practice, including real-life case studies, models of household budgets, projections of welfare budget spending, and a free online benefits calculator. Accessibly written and offering a blueprint for how welfare should work, Royston presents an alternative vision of a fair, effective, and coherent benefits system for the future.","brand":"Policy Press at the Univ of Bristol","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030585491696,"sku":"9781447333265","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781447333265_p0.jpg?v=1769906008","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781447333265","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}