Open AccessLone Parents and Social Security
Author(s) -
John D. Hughes
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
victoria university of wellington law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-3082
pISSN - 1171-042X
DOI - 10.26686/vuwlr.v36i1.5590
Subject(s) - social security , project commissioning , publishing , political science , sociology , law
The domestic purposes benefit for lone parents has been politically charged since its inception. This article examines the developing case law relating to the benefit, with particular reference to the interrelationship between the relevant social security principles and wider issues of family policy.