Advantages of state welfare

Question 1

State welfare 1

Answer 1

State has the financial resources to provide welfare for the whole country:
Are providing with secure funding which means there is a little chance that they can go bankrupt, government can simply raise taxes or borrow money
Government provide comprehensive welfare, ability to provide welfare to every part of the country
Don’t have to pay directly for its services so is egalitarian, all people given equal access

Question 2

State welfare A03 1:

Answer 2

Wasteful of money and human resources: As gov can provide unlimited funding for the welfare state, its services are often poorly run and without a profit motive they don’t use resources efficiently. Requires high taxes to be paid and as the country is facing an ageing population, the gov is having to pay elderly care over a longer time. Increased burden on taxpayers. Moreover, if welfare benefits are too generous it could lead to a poverty trap and also a dependency culture as people rely to heavily on the state

Question 3

State welfare 2:

Answer 3

Provides high quality care with professional standards : Only those who have received training and who have professional qualifications can work for the welfare state
Ensures high quality care
Inspections take place to keep standards in place
Inspections operate in a legal framework ensures services are regulated
Scrutiny is said to ensure provision of high quality care

Question 4

State welfare A03 2:

Answer 4

Not sensitive to the special needs of people: The high demand can’t cope with the need to supply specialist care services to specific special needs groups. EG. Cancer care is often treated better by voluntary or private organisations as they can focus on providing specialist care. State welfare suffers from long wait times-> people have to wait longer for treatment. Cuts in government spending reduces the provision and quality of services offered to the public