Israeli Adults’ Non-take-up of Social Benefits
A Study Using the Socio-ecological Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11215316 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Perla Werner (0000-0002-0432-290X, University of Haifa), Aviad Tur-Sinai (0000-0002-4802-455X, University of Haifa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 464-480 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Service Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0148-8376 • E-ISSN: 1540-7314 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01488376.2024.2320648 |
| OpenAlex | W4392167694 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 44 |
Even though welfare states aim to address citizens' social care needs, disparities in benefit distribution persist, leading to "non-take-up." Non-take-up is the phenomenon in which people who may be eligible for a benefit fail to apply for it or forgo it after applying. Based on a qualitative approach, this study explores reasons for the non-take-up of social-security benefits and services in a convenience sample of 34 Israeli adults. The findings show that the reasons for non-take-up of social benefits and services may be divided into several interrelated levels. Four of the levels identified were identical to those suggested by the socio-ecological model: intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational, and cultural, with multiple subthemes included in most of them. The policy level, which is integral to the theoretical model, does not emerge in this study. Theoretically, the findings show that the economic "rational trade-off model" does not suffice to explain the non-take-up phenomenon. Future research should expand the study of non-take-up of social benefits and services to potential, rather than actual, claimants of particular benefits or services
Biology · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental resource management · Geography · Social ecological model · Ecology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Environmental Science · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Psychology · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |