Beatty, Christina; Fothergill, Steve; Houston, Donald; … - In: Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 27 (2009) 6, pp. 958-974
The high level of receipt of disability benefits in the UK was until the 1990s a problem predominantly affecting men. However, the number of women claiming—1.1 million—is now on a similar scale. The decline of heavy industry produced large numbers of men with ill health and limited...