Individualists v collectivists

Question 1

Collectivism 1

Answer 1

Some people argue that a collectivist approach is too expensive for governments to maintain - welfare spending was the single biggest component of public sector expenditure in the financial year 2021-22 at £298.7BN

Question 2

Collectivism 2

Answer 2

Others argue that collectivism leads to a nanny state - where government policies are overprotective or interfering unduly with personnel choice, such as the conservatives anti - sending bill 2024.

Question 3

Collectivism 3

Answer 3

Others argue that collectivism is the only way to support the most vulnerable in society and ensure that everyone has a reasonable standard of living

Question 4

Individualism 1

Answer 4

Benefits should be capped so that the individuals and families do not rely on benefits which retain them in a cycle of poverty. For example in 2013 the coalition government introduced a benefit cap that limited how much a non working household could get in benefits. The current cap is £283.71 per week.

Question 5

Individualism 2

Answer 5

For example the introduction of UC where recipients have to pay bills themselves (rent) which gives them the responsibility of financial planning.

Question 6

Individualism 3

Answer 6

Others argue that individualism can lead to greater inequalities and that the most vulnerable of society can face further poverty.