RT journal article T1 In Times of Crisis, a New Category of Social Assistance User: The Example of Jerez de la Frontera A1 Pérez Peña, María del Carmen A1 Jiménez García, Mercedes A1 Pérez González, María del Carmen A2 Economía General K1 Poverty K1 social assistance users K1 crisis K1 welfare K1 Jerez de la Frontera AB The economic crisis produced increases in levels of poverty and a worsening in social welfare for the population of Jerez de la Frontera. The objective of this research is, therefore, to deepen our understanding of poverty in this particular municipality and determine if the crisis affected the characteristics of social services users and their territorial distribution in the city. This has involved the use of stratified sampling techniques and a questionnaire applied to the population under analysis. The results confirm the existence of a new category of social assistance claimant, as well as new regional areas affected by poverty. PB Routledge. Taylor & Francis Group SN 1540-7608 YR 2020 FD 2020 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/31428 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/31428 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz RD 08-nov-2026