ABSTRACT In an era of increasing interest in and concern about destitution in the UK, the leading studies place social security problems among the principal causes. This suggests that destitution is a failure of social citizenship, with social protection systems unable or unwilling to underwrite the guarantee of a modicum of economic welfare that, according to Marshall, forms the essence of the citizen’s social rights. This article documents how the establishment of a comprehensive welfare state in the mid-20th century has been eroded by a series of social security reforms that have turned the focus back on local government and the voluntary sector for the support of the ‘undeserving’ migrant and unemployed poor. Empirical findings from a major study of destitution in the UK illustrate how the fulfilment of social ‘rights’ is becoming dependent on knowing where to seek support, having access to the right gatekeeper and enduring social stigma. The authors consider the compatibility of a welfare state characterised by strict conditionality, decision maker discretion and gaps in the safety net with the Marshallian ‘right to welfare’.

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条件、自由裁量权和 TH Marshall 的“福利权”

摘要 在英国对贫困问题日益关注和关注的时代，主要研究将社会保障问题列为主要原因。这表明贫困是社会公民身份的失败，社会保护体系无法或不愿为一点点经济福利提供保障，马歇尔认为，这构成了公民社会权利的本质。本文记录了 20 世纪中叶全面福利国家的建立是如何被一系列社会保障改革侵蚀的，这些改革将焦点重新转向地方政府和志愿部门以支持“不值得”的移民和移民。失业穷人。英国一项关于贫困的主要研究的实证结果说明了社会“权利”的实现如何变得依赖于知道从哪里寻求支持、获得正确的看门人以及持久的社会污名。作者考虑了以严格条件、决策者自由裁量权和安全网差距为特征的福利国家与马歇尔式的“福利权”的兼容性。