Impact Of The Provision Of Social Welfare Flashcards
List the way social welfare payments impact family life.
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Families have less financial responsibility for certain family members
They help alleviate financial hardship among older people
Help families from falling into poverty and ensure well-being
Help provide for the basic needs of their family
Helps alleviate financial hardship among one-parent families
How can social welfare payments helps families feel less financial responsibility for certain family members?
The family may feel less financial responsibility for certain family members, e.g. older people and disabled people since the introduction of social welfare payments
Because of social welfare payments families may feel less financial responsibility for who?
Older people or disabled people
Since when have families had less financial responsibility for certain family members?
Since the introduction of social welfare payments
How can social welfare payments help alleviate financial hardship among older people?
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The provision of payments, including the State Pension, Fuel Allowance and medical cards, helps alleviate financial hardship among older people
This is because these payments allow old people to afford to meet their basic needs
These payments also prevent people feeling as if they are a burden on the family since they can maintain their independence
What payments can old people avail of?
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The State Pension
Fuel Allowance
Medical cards
What does the state pension, fuel allowance and medical cards help old people to do?
They help old people alleviate financial hardship
How do social welfare payments help old people alleviate financial hardship?
This is because these payments allow old people to afford to meet their basic needs
Other than alleviate financial hardship, what do social welfare payments do for old people?
These payments also prevent people feeling as if they are a burden on the family since they can maintain their independence
How can social welfare payments help families from falling into poverty and ensure well-being?
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Child Benefit helps families meet their children’s needs and ensures that their well-being is maintained
In low-income households it can help families from falling into poverty
What benefit helps families meet their children’s needs?
Child Benefit
What does Child Benefit help families to do?
It helps families meet their children’s needs and ensures that their well-being is maintained
What does Child Benefit allow families to do if they are in low-income?
In low-income households it can help families from falling into poverty
How can social welfare payments help provide for the basic needs of their family?
The provision of payments, including the Family Income Supplement and the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance helps alleviate financial hardship among low-income families, as they can provide for the basic needs of their family
Give two examples of payments which alleviate financial hardship among low-income families?
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The Family Income Supplement
The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance
