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100	1		_aWALKER, Bruce _924164
245	1	0	_aThe Use of Discretion in a Rule-Bound Service : _bHousing Benefit Administration and the Introduction of Discretionary Housing Payments in Great Britain
260			_aCanberra, Australia : _bBalckwell publishing, _cMarch 2005
520	3		_aThis paper is concerned with how administrators in the Housing Benefit (HB) service in Great Britain have reacted to the discretionary powers given to local authorities as a result of the introduction of Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs). DHPs can be awarded to HB claimants deemed to require additional assistance with their housing costs. The paper first argues that the HB service can be categorized as 'rule-bound' before outlining the DHP regime and the nature of the discretion that it affords HB administrators. A brief review of the literature on discretionary decision making in public service organizations suggests four propositions in respect of DHP decision making. The paper then seeks to test these propositions. It concludes that in general HB administrators do not appear to have experienced the difficulties associated with discretionary decision making in rule-bound services that might have been expected on the basis of previous work in this field.
700	1		_aNINER, Pat _924165
773	0	8	_tPublic Administration an International Quarterly _g83, 1, p. 47-66 _dCanberra, Australia : Balckwell publishing, March 2005 _xISSN 0033-3298 _w
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999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c15375 _d15375
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