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Spatial Mobility Intentions, the Labour Market and Incapacity Benefit Claimants

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  • Ian Shuttleworth
  • Anne Green

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The paper analyses the work-related spatial mobility intentions of incapacity benefit (IB) claimants in Northern Ireland using a new survey dataset. Greater understanding of the prospective mobility of benefit claimants contributes to debates about employability, inclusion in the labour market and arguments about spatial mismatch. The analysis finds that IB claimants are not markedly less mobile than other population groups; that mobility is shaped by age, level of qualification, illness type, ability to drive and motivation; and that geography is important in several ways. The paper concludes by arguing that limited spatial mobility is a good indicator of disadvantage and that spatial mobility should be placed nearer the centre of the design and delivery of labour market policy.

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  • Ian Shuttleworth & Anne Green, 2011. "Spatial Mobility Intentions, the Labour Market and Incapacity Benefit Claimants," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 48(5), pages 911-927, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:48:y:2011:i:5:p:911-927
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098010369394
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