Impacts of the Universal Credit welfare reform on well-being: a natural experiment study using UK population survey data.

Baxter AJ, Tindall M, Wickham S, Marimpi M, Brown H, Munford L, Sutton M, Richiardi M, Cheetham M, Amo-Agyei S, Taylor-Robinson D, Bambra C, Katikireddi SV, Craig P

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-003762
Published: 2026
Container: BMJ public health
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjph-2025-003762,
  title = {Impacts of the Universal Credit welfare reform on well-being: a natural experiment study using UK population survey data.},
  author = {Baxter AJ and Tindall M and Wickham S and Marimpi M and Brown H and Munford L and Sutton M and Richiardi M and Cheetham M and Amo-Agyei S and Taylor-Robinson D and Bambra C and Katikireddi SV and Craig P},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ public health},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjph-2025-003762},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2025-003762}
}

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AU  - Brown H
AU  - Munford L
AU  - Sutton M
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AJ, B., M, T., S, W., M, M., H, B., L, M., M, S., M, R., M, C., S, A., D, T., C, B., SV, K., & P, C. (2026). Impacts of the Universal Credit welfare reform on well-being: a natural experiment study using UK population survey data.. BMJ public health. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2025-003762

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