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Local Level Incapacity Benefits Rolls in Britain: Correlates and Convergence

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McVicar D. Local level Incapacity Benefits rolls in Britain: correlates and convergence, Regional Studies . There is considerable variation across British Local Authority Districts in the proportion of the working-age population claiming incapacity benefits, ranging from 2% in Hart to 16% in Merthyr Tydfil and Easington in 2008. These claimant rates are strongly correlated with local unemployment rates and self-reported disability rates. But spatial differences in claimant rates for incapacity benefits were even greater a decade ago. This paper describes the extent of this claimant rate convergence and discusses possible explanations for it.

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  • Duncan McVicar, 2013. "Local Level Incapacity Benefits Rolls in Britain: Correlates and Convergence," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(8), pages 1267-1282, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:47:y:2013:i:8:p:1267-1282
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2011.607807
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