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Wage poverty is an endemic problem in Britain because of the way wages are thought about – as a price for a job, rather than as a means of earning a living. New research from Lancaster University draws upon research at the National Archives and Lancashire and Norfolk records offices and is the first comprehensive examination of debates about, and policies for, the supplementation of wages in Britain since the late 18th century. Dr Chris Grover, from the Law School and Sociology Department, demonstrates how discussions of contemporary wage supplements (Tax Credits and their replacement Universal Credit) have a long history and how ideas on the supplementation of wages have shifted from a position where they were prohibited in the 1830s to their widespread use in today’s society.
Wage poverty is an endemic problem in Britain because of the way wages are thought about – as a price for a job, rather than as a means of earning a living. New research from Lancaster University draws upon research at the National Archives and Lancashire and Norfolk records offices and is the first comprehensive examination of debates about, and policies for, the supplementation of wages in Britain since the late 18th century. Dr Chris Grover, from the Law School and Sociology Department, demonstrates how discussions of contemporary wage supplements (Tax Credits and their replacement Universal Credit) have a long history and how ideas on the supplementation of wages have shifted from a position where they were prohibited in the 1830s to their widespread use in today’s society.