Study title

Tampere Praksis: Adult Social Work Clients' Views on Applying for Social Assistance 2018

Dataset ID Number

FSD3405

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3405
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3405

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Tampere Praksis Project

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Ruotsalainen, Nina (University of Tampere)

Abstract

This dataset consists of four interviews with adult social work clients in Tampere, Finland. Themes of the interviews included applying for basic social assistance, importance of social assistance for personal finances, and the role of their appointed social worker. The data were collected after the transfer of the responsibility for granting basic social assistance from municipal social welfare offices to the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela).

The interviews discussed experiences of applying for social assistance via Kela as opposed to the municipality, and how the transfer had affected the participants. The interviews also discussed how bureacracy related to social assistance could be reduced and how applying could be developed.

Background information included month and year of interview as well as gender and age of interviewee.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

customers; poor persons; social care; social security; social security benefits; social services; social welfare; social work

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare systems/structures (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Datasets of the Tampere Praksis Project

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Tampere Praksis Project

Data Producers

• Tampere Praksis Project

Collection Dates

2018-06-01 – 2018-08-01

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Tampere

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Participants were adult social work clients in Tampere who had applied for basic social assistance after the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) began granting basic social assistance instead of municipal social welfare offices.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Appointed social workers of adult social work in Tampere told suitable clients about the research and asked if the researcher could contact the client in order to arrange an interview.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

Four interview transcripts in ODT format.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher has anonymised the data. Anonymisations include removals of interviewees' and third persons' names in order to prevent identification, and the removals are marked with square brackets. At FSD, further anonymisation measures were carried out in two instances; these are marked with [[double square brackets]].

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Tampere Praksis Project: Tampere Praksis: Adult Social Work Clients' Views on Applying for Social Assistance 2018 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2020-06-15). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3405

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Ruotsalainen, Nina (2019) Toimeentulotuen hakemisen saamat merkitykset aikuissosiaalityön asiakkaiden kertomana. Sosiaalityön pro gradu -tutkielma. Yhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunta, Tampereen yliopisto.