全民信贷:福利改革和心理健康
Mike Brewer1, Thang Dang2, Emma Tominey3
1Resolution Foundation, United Kingdom.
Journal of health economics
|November 14, 2024
概括
英国的普遍信贷 (UC) 福利改革对单身成年人和单身家长的心理健康产生了负面影响. 在新制度下,夫妻因失业而经历了减轻的心理健康后果.
科学领域:
- 社会经济影响对公共卫生的影响.
- 福利政策分析 福利政策分析
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
背景情况:
- 英国推出了通用信贷 (UC),以简化福利和鼓励就业.
- 以前的福利制度对就业激励和心理健康有不同的影响.
- 了解福利改革对心理健康的影响对于弱势群体至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 估计在普遍信贷 (UC) 下失业对心理健康的影响的差异,与以前的系统相比.
- 确定受UC心理健康影响影响最严重的特定人口群体.
- 探索驱动这些心理健康结果的潜在机制.
主要方法:
- 使用普遍信贷 (UC) 的分阶段推出用于准实验性分析.
- 将UC受益者与前福利制度下的受益者之间的心理健康结果进行比较.
- 分析子组差异,重点关注单身成年人,单亲父母和夫妇.
主要成果:
- 单身成年人和单身家长在UC下经历了显著的心理健康恶化 (8.4-13.9%的标准偏差),持续至少一年.
- 对于夫妇来说,UC可以部分或完全减轻与失业相关的负面心理健康影响.
- 减少福利收入和严格的求职要求被确定为单身成年人和单身家长负面心理健康结果的主要驱动因素.
结论:
- 全民信贷 (UC) 对特定弱势群体,特别是单身成年人和单身家长造成了不利的心理健康后果.
- 联合教育的设计,特别是福利水平和求职任务,显著影响了心理健康结果.
- 政策干预应考虑有针对性的支持,以减轻福利改革对弱势群体的不良心理健康影响.
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