Chapter 1 Flashcards
Canada Assistance Plan CAP
1966-federal government , income security, social services, education and health care programs into one system ,cost sharing arrangement
Caledon institute of social policy
Npo that completes research and analysis to help encourage public awareness and debate on the role of social policy I’m Canadian society
Canada Health and Social Transfer CHST
Replacing CAP and established programs financing EPF the 1996 CHST set the funding formula for Social Assistance, social services, and health care services and post-secondary education
Canada Health Transfer CHT
Replacing the CHST, provides federal funding to the provinces for health care services
Demogrants
Universal flat rate payments made to individuals or households based in demographic characteristics ex. Number of children or age INSTEAD OF BASIS OF NEED
Canada Social Transfer CST
Replacing the CHST federal funding to the provinces for Social Assistance, social services, and post-secondary education
Economic Globalization
The growing integration of international markets for goods, services, and finance characterized by free trade and investment expansion, concentrated transnational corporation power, enforcement and rights protection
Established Program Financing (EPF)
Under CAP federal governments contributions to health care and post-secondary education were funded through ETF since 1979. CAP and ETF were replaced with the CHST 1996
Federalism
A system of government in which a number of smaller states join to form a larger political entity while still retaining a measure of political power.
Income redistribution
Is a principle that underlies social welfare systems in capitalist countries. Involves “evening out” income levels somewhat across the population - taking from the rich and giving to the poor without undermining social inequality altogether.
Income Security
Provides monetary or other material benefits to supplements income or maintain minimum income levels ex. EI,SA,OAS, and WC
Income supplementation programs
Programs that supplement income that is obtained elsewhere, through paid employment or through other income security programs. They are not intended to be the primary source of income. Ex. Child benefit , guaranteed income supplement
Institutional approach
Social welfare is a necessary public response that helps people attain a reasonable standard kid life and health. Accepted that people cannot always meet all of their needs through family and work. Legitimate to help people through a set of publicly funded and organized systems of programs and institutions. Tempts to even out rather than promote economic stratification or status differences
Minimum income programs
Type of income security that provides monetary assistance to those with no other source of income. Ex.SA or welfare
Non-profit and for-profit welfare agencies
=government cutbacks ,more sources if income security protection are provided by these agencies . Food banks and regency shelters are increasingly helping people with low incomes while people with more material means are turning to private for profit pensions and insurance programs to ensure their future economic security
Private welfare
Non-profit , for profit or in kind benefits to those lacking income. In kind= food, emergency shelter, and other bar necessities -governed and regulated
Public Welfare
3 levels of government fund and deliver monetary benefit programs
Residual Approach
Social welfare is limited, temporary response to human need, implemented only when all else fails. it is based on the premise that there are two natural ways through which an individual needs are met : through the family and market economy. The residual model is based on the idea that government should play a limited role on the distribution of social welfare
Selective programs
Target benefits at those who are in need or eligible based on a means test /income/needs test
Social insurance programs
Fundamental element of a modern welfare state is a social insurance scheme. You pay premiums and then have a right to benefits ex. EI and WC
Social policies
The rules regulations laws and other administrative directives that set the framework for social welfare activity
Social programs
The various targeted initiatives that are created to put social policies into practice
Social safety net
The social welfare system. Income security programs and social services provide protection for all Canadians if and when they need them. Under great stress
Social services
Personal or community, help people improve their well-being by providing non-monetary help To people in need ex. Probation, drop in , child protection services
Social union framework agreement SUFA
The 1999 government act affecting income security and social services aims to smooth out federal provincial relations after the fallout from the unilateral discontinuation of CAP and the implementation of CHST.
-a range of programs ex. Medicare ,social devices and education. Also addresses how these programs are funded administered and delivered
Social protection floor initiative
Aimed at bringing together in a agencies NGOs development banks and other developmental organizations to support national social protection floors for their citizens
- make governments responsible for the promotion of essential universal and social guarantees = more comprehensive social welfare system
Social welfare system
Combination of income security programs and social services
Structural approach
Considers the operation of economic markets to be essentially exploitative: while social welfare is necessary to assist those in need it only further perpetuates the inherently oppressive capitalist structure rather than forcing a chance in society
Tax expenditures
Foregone tax revenues resulting from special exemptions, deductions,rate reductions, rebates,credits,and deferrals that reduce the amount of ya that would otherwise be payable
Universal programs
Are for everyone in a specific category on the same terms and right of citizenship
Welfare state
A system in which the state protects the health and well-being of it’s citizens, especially those in social and financial need
-key functions: state power to achieve desired goals 2) altering the normal operation of the private marketplace 3)using grants, taxes, pensions, so oak services, and minimum income programs such as welfare and social insurance
