Inequality in Service Uptake: A comparative study

Timeframe

2019–2024

Funder

Rockwool Foundation (Denmark)

COMPASS staff

Dr Stephanie D'Souza
Assoc. Prof. Barry Milne
Jessica McLay

Collaborators

Rockwool Foundation
Prof. Signe Hald Andersen

University of Michigan
Assoc. Prof. Leah Richmond-Rakerd

Duke University

Description

A collaboration between researchers from the USA, Denmark, and New Zealand, this research will explore:

  1. The intergenerational correlation in the use of 3 or more welfare services (welfare benefits, hospital treatments, criminal justice services), and how cognitive abilities and mental health mediates this correlation;
  2. The risk among individuals using these services to a high degree, of experiencing other adverse outcomes such as premature death, family disruption, and housing instability;
  3. Whether welfare state reforms affect inequality in service use.