Government Responses Flashcards
Has MUP reduced the alcohol excess consumption by how much?
MUP has led to a reduction in the volume of alcohol (particularly cider and
spirits) being sold with the BBC reporting that this is 3-3.5% lower
Is MUP effective towards tackling alcohol misuse?
According to the BBC, Alcohol-linked deaths in
Scotland are twice the rate
of those in England by the
end of 2018
Free prescriptions save the NHS on what £ weekly?
The Herald and BBC both reported that
the Welsh and Scottish Governments
felt the policy saves NHS money by
preventing people from being in hospital
(on average costing) £4,500 a week
compared to the cost of £250 per
patient for prescriptions.
Free prescription don’t raise the life expenctency compared to England by?
Office for National
Statistics which shows
that not only is the life
expectancy in England 2
years higher than in
Scotland the latest
increase between 2017 -
2019 was higher in
England where there is
no free prescriptions
policy.
National Living Wage has not managed to decrease the poverty rate by?
The JRF has highlighted
that the UK poverty rate is
around 22% which has
changed little in the last 15
years.
Lower income earners are paid much higher due to the National Living Wage by?
The Low Pay commission
found in 2019 that
earnings for the lowest
workers is 30% higher if
there had there been no
living wage (and its
predecessor) introduced
Universal Credit is unsuccessful in pulling low income families out of poverty as stated in?
The JRF refute the success of UC and instead suggest that under UC 1.7 million people in working families face further experiences of working poverty and face substantial reductions in their income to the tune of £2,500 on average.
Universal Credit has effectively aided low income families out of wealth inequalities as?
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) however argue that UC claimants much more likely to have been in work in the 6 months after
The Living Cost struggle to keep up to the cost of living in the UK
A Financial Conduct Authority Study has put that number at 10
million – many people in the UK are currently having to choose
between heating and eating.
The Living Support has boosted help given to the vunerable
According to GOV.UK, 8 million benefit claimants are also entitled to a £900 cost of living
payment, split over 3 payments
