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Welfare that works?: the Universal Credit information technology system and disabled people

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Welfare that works? the Universal Credit information technology system and disabled people. / Easton, Catherine.
In: Web Journal of Current Legal Issues, Vol. 20, No. 3, 15.12.2014.

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Easton, C 2014, 'Welfare that works? the Universal Credit information technology system and disabled people', Web Journal of Current Legal Issues, vol. 20, no. 3. <http://webjcli.org/article/view/354>

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Easton, C. (2014). Welfare that works? the Universal Credit information technology system and disabled people. Web Journal of Current Legal Issues, 20(3). http://webjcli.org/article/view/354

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Easton C. Welfare that works? the Universal Credit information technology system and disabled people. Web Journal of Current Legal Issues. 2014 Dec 15;20(3).

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Easton, Catherine. / Welfare that works? the Universal Credit information technology system and disabled people. In: Web Journal of Current Legal Issues. 2014 ; Vol. 20, No. 3.

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