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Employment and support allowance, the ‘summer budget’ and less eligible disabled people

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Employment and support allowance, the ‘summer budget’ and less eligible disabled people. / Grover, Chris.
In: Disability and Society, Vol. 30, No. 10, 12.2015, p. 1573-1576.

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Grover, C 2015, 'Employment and support allowance, the ‘summer budget’ and less eligible disabled people', Disability and Society, vol. 30, no. 10, pp. 1573-1576. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2015.1091151

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Grover, C. (2015). Employment and support allowance, the ‘summer budget’ and less eligible disabled people. Disability and Society, 30(10), 1573-1576. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2015.1091151

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Grover C. Employment and support allowance, the ‘summer budget’ and less eligible disabled people. Disability and Society. 2015 Dec;30(10):1573-1576. Epub 2015 Oct 9. doi: 10.1080/09687599.2015.1091151

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Grover, Chris. / Employment and support allowance, the ‘summer budget’ and less eligible disabled people. In: Disability and Society. 2015 ; Vol. 30, No. 10. pp. 1573-1576.

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