Professor Ruth Patrick
- Professor in Social and Public Policy (Urban Studies & Social Policy)
Publications
2026
Andersen, Kate, Nesom, Suzanna, Patrick, Ruth, Pinter, Ilona 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8049-620X, Stewart, Kitty and Tominey, Emma
(2026)
Investing in children: early findings on the difference the Scottish Child Payment makes to family finances and child wellbeing.
Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 34(3),
pp. 288-308.
(doi: 10.1332/17598273Y2026D000000078)
Jordan, Uisce ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9603-1236, Light, Amanda, Patrick, Ruth and Power, Maddy
(2026)
Devolution in practice: how social policy shapes the everyday realities of low-income families in Scotland.
Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 34(3),
pp. 309-328.
(doi: 10.1332/17598273Y2026D000000074)
Patrick, Ruth, Andersen, Kate, Fransham, Mark, Power, Maddy, Reeves, Aaron and Stewart, Kitty (2026) An impossible move? Households' experiences of trying to escape the UK’s benefit cap. Journal of Social Policy, (doi: 10.1017/S0047279426101457) (Early Online Publication)
Articles
Andersen, Kate, Nesom, Suzanna, Patrick, Ruth, Pinter, Ilona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8049-620X, Stewart, Kitty and Tominey, Emma
(2026)
Investing in children: early findings on the difference the Scottish Child Payment makes to family finances and child wellbeing.
Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 34(3),
pp. 288-308.
(doi: 10.1332/17598273Y2026D000000078)
Jordan, Uisce ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9603-1236, Light, Amanda, Patrick, Ruth and Power, Maddy
(2026)
Devolution in practice: how social policy shapes the everyday realities of low-income families in Scotland.
Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 34(3),
pp. 309-328.
(doi: 10.1332/17598273Y2026D000000074)
Patrick, Ruth, Andersen, Kate, Fransham, Mark, Power, Maddy, Reeves, Aaron and Stewart, Kitty (2026) An impossible move? Households' experiences of trying to escape the UK’s benefit cap. Journal of Social Policy, (doi: 10.1017/S0047279426101457) (Early Online Publication)