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Assessing the Cost of Cuts in Welfare Spending for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 March 2014

Clare Beckett
Clare Beckett*
Affiliation:
Division of Social Science and Criminal Justice Studies, University of Bradford E-mail: C.Beckett@bradford.ac.uk
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Abstract

The current austerity in government spending has far reaching implications, not only for individuals but for the context in which a welfare state is perceived. The position has been reached at the same time as equality legislation makes some groups more visible. This article is an early attempt at drawing out the relationship between lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people and welfare spending cuts, made observable because of legislation requiring impact assessment. This article draws on research into impact prepared by the author, in affiliation with the Bradford LGBT Strategic Partnership, and considers LGB claims to welfare and to citizenship.

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Citizenshipequalityimpact assessmentvisibilityevidence
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Social Policy and Society , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , January 2015 , pp. 29 - 41
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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