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Topic 2 - How The State Can Help Flashcards

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how many of those over the age of 65 have no private income and are consequently dependent on basic state pension and other benefits

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1.2million

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state benefits are payable to anyone who is temporarily or permanently in need of financial help, designed as a safety net for those who…

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have unexpectedly lost their main source of income
have a low level of income
are not able to earn an income

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6 reasons why people tend to need benefits

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redundancy
lack of skills
lack of experience
lack of qualifications
ill health/disability
retirement
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explain contributory benefits

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paid to eligible claimants provided that they have paid the required national insurance contributions

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define non-contributory benefits

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for those who have not paid national insurance contributions or require a top up payment as contributory benefits do not meet income needs

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define means testing

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for income related benefits, involves a detailed examination of income, many people object to as they think it is too invasive of private lives

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outline job seekers allowance (JSA)

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for those of working age but not working full time but are available and trying to work
higher rate paid to those aged 25 plus

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explain contributions based JSA

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if employed for two tax years before claiming, and required amount of NICs paid, only paid for 6 months

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explain income based JSA and differences to contributions based

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for those unemployed or not paid required NICs

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what are the conditions of full time students and JSA

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cannot normally claim, with the exception of those who have children and may be able to claim during the summer break

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what are the conditions of part time students and JSA

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may be able to claim if they fulfil the eligibility requirements and are willing to give up course if they find a full time job

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explain statutory sick pay (SSP)

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employer has to pay at least SSP if you have been off sick for 4+ days
will be a fixed amount for a maximum of 28 weeks
not for the self employed or those not working

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explain employment and support allowance (ESA)

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if had SSP for 28 weeks or self employed, if illness/disability prevents you from working
either income or contributions based, depending on amount of NICs paid

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how is is ESA paid at first

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paid at a standard weekly benefit for the first 13 weeks (lower for those under 25

it is affected by income and savings
it is not paid at all if savings are more than £16000

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after 13 weeks of ESA what happens if allocated to the ‘work related activity group’

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for those whose illness/disability is not too severe to prevent them from returning to work, even if not the same work

have to attend regular meetings with advisers
failure to attend will result in reduced benefit (sanctioned)
allowed to work up to 16 hours a week and still claim as long as earnings are below the weekly limit

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after 13 weeks of ESA what happens if allocated to the ‘support group’

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when illness/disability severely limits work
not required at meetings but can talk to an adviser if necessary

can only work up to 16 hours a week but only ‘support permitted work’ which will be supervised by someone from the local council/voluntary organisation

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what is used to determine how much illness affects ability to work

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a ‘limited capability for work’ questionnaire and ‘work capability assessment’

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what is personal independence payments (PIP)

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for those aged 16-64 who have a long term illness/disability that means that they are unable to perform basic living activities or have limited mobility

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what is attendance allowance

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for those over 65

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what do both PIP and attendance allowance provide for

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to pay for things such as home help, cleaning services, mobility AIDS and taxis to help remain independent

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what is the caters allowance for

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for those over 16 who spend 35+ hours a week looking after someone who has substantial caring needs
it is taxable and may affect other benefits

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what is the housing benefit for

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for those on low incomes/unemployed to help with housing costs

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conditions for a single person renting a property to still be eligible for the housing benefit

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single and under the age of 35 can claim if they live in a beds it or a single room within a shared house/flat

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why might the housing benefit not cover a full months rent

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if paying unreasonably high rent to a private landlord
if In social housing and assessed to have more than necessary bedrooms
if household income is above a certain level
if have savings above £6000

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what affects the amount of housing benefit received
your age number and ages of children disabilities within your family
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what additional benefits may a person be eligible for
council tax and cold weather payments
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what is cold weather payments
an additional £25 a week when temperature falls below 0* for 7 consecutive days
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what is income support
for those not working/working less than 16 hours a week due to pregnancy/full time caring/single parent with child under 5 and not eligible for JSA or ESA it is paid weekly and varies depending on age and circumstances and whether or not they have savings of £6000+
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explain the state pension
a non-means-tested contributory benefit paid to everyone of state pension age and who has paid sufficient NICs
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what was the qualifying period for maximum payment when reaching state pension age before 6 April 2013
30 years NICs
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what is the qualifying period for maximum state pension after 6 April 2013
at least 10 years for any pension and 35 years worth of NICs for maximum
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hat is the additional state pension
for those who reach retirement before 6 April 2013 then may be eligible if paid higher NICs
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how does the rate of pension paid rise
rises in line with inflation (2.5%) or with average earnings, whichever is highest the triple lock guarantee is so that pension pay out is ur same in real terms so pensioners can enjoy same benefits as employees
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state pension age for men born before 6 December 1953 stays at
65
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the state pension age for women has risen to what for women born after 5 April 1959 and before 6 December 1953
60 to 65
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men and women will both be retiring at 66 by
October 2020
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men and women will both be retiring at 67 by
2026-2028
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what is defined as full time
30+ hours a week | 16 hours a week for this disabled/over 60/single parents
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explain working tax credits and child tax credits
claimed by eligible low paid workers, to provide an additional income to claimants to ensure that they are better off working than unemployed
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explain statutory maternity pay
if a woman is employed, they must pay her up to 90% if her average weekly wages for up to 39 weeks for maternity leave
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how many people of working age are there that are dependent on state benefits for all or part of their income
nearly 6million
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explain statutory paternity pay
employers may pay him up to 90% of his average weekly earnings for only one or two weeks unless mother decides to return to work early so father can take unused maternity leave : additional paternity leave
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explain child benefit
flat rate cash benefit paid to all families or single parents with dependent children it is means tested
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what is the High Income Child Benefit Charge
there is an additional tax charge that any individual earning over £50000 a year will have to pay if thy or their partner receives child benefit
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how much is paid as child benefit
2015: first child £20.50 per week, following children £13.55 per week
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what did the government Social Fund provide until April 2013
additional grants and interest free loans to help those in 'exceptional circumstance'
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what 3 products are one off available assistance for emergencies
community care grant crisis loans budgeting loans
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the welfare reform act 2013 abolished the social fund but gave money to local councils to do what
provide their own grants, loans and practical assistance to people who would've been eligible for community care grants or crisis loans
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budgeting loans have been replaced by a provision in the universal credit which will
allow claimants to get an advanced benefit payment that they can use to cover the costs of occasional 'big ticket' items
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explain the benefits cap
from April 2013, benefit claimants 16-64 have been subject to a cap on the amount of benefits they can recieve
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two adults and two children one adult and two children two adults received a cap of how much?
£500 per week
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one adult | received a benefits cap of how much
£350 per week
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Department for Work and Pensions estimates the cap will reduce the incomes of 40000 households by how much how much will this cut from the governments benefit bill
£93 per week £110million
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explain personal independence payments (PIP)
replaced disability living allowance (DLA) from April 2013 for those aged 16-64, less people are eligible the rate is paid depending on how condition affects the person, not the condition itself rates range from £20-£140 a week
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by 2015, how many people who were claiming DLA will not be getting PIP how many remaining will be getting a higher benefit
170000 150000
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what will the governments annual savings be by 2015 due to PIP
£2billion
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why did those entitled to housing benefit see the amount cut if they are renting a council property
if the property was larger than they need | known as spare room subsidy/bedroom tax
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what are the rules for how much space a family should have to avoid bedroom tax
one room for each adult or couple up to two children under the age of 10 must share a room same sex children aged 10-16 can continue room sharing
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DWP suggests that how many households will lose an average of £14 per week what will the annual savings be as a result
660000 households £490million
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universal credit is replacing which six existing benefits for those living on a low income
``` income support income related ESA income related JSA housing benefit child tax credit working tax credit ```
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how many people will there be affected by universal credit how much better off will households be per month
8million £16
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what are the rules/changes to universal credit
it will be means tested no weekly limit on hours to work but amount will be reduce as income rises paid monthly, may cause budgeting problems must remember to pay landlords as housing benefit will not be paid directly
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why was the money advice service funded
after financial crisis was decided that many people were financially illiterate, so FSA established MAS by the government and funded by levies on providers
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what is the main purpose of the MAS
to provide info and advice to make broad financial decisions and help on financial difficulties does not make recommendations
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what does the citizens advice website offer
advice on dealing with benefits and help to those with unsustainable debts covers problems such as legal rights, housing, employment, consume issues, discrimination, tax, health care and education
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citizens advice trained volunteers and employed advisers are able to..
sit with people and discuss financial and personal problems and guide To a solution and set up debt management plans
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what has the money advice trust been operating since 2000
the national debtline, which offers debt management advice and financial information
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what does the money advice trust website offer (in partnership with Barclay card)
offers free personalised debt management advice to help deal with debt problems
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explain local council debt counselling services
local authorities provide their own local services, such as county councils, district and borough councils and city councils eg) Birmingham city council
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explain the step change debt charity
free service with no government funding, relies on contributions from banks and building societies offers personal debt advice and debt management services helps with debt management plans
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explain pay plan
free online debt management service | receives donations from lenders with which it arranged debt management plans
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what are the conditions for being able to claim contributions JSA
``` aged 18-retirement not a full time student work less than 16 hrs/week able and available to work demonstrating efforts to find work willing to attend progress meeting every two weeks ```
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what are the differences of non-contributions JSA to contributions JSA
not subject to time limit eligible if you and partner have savings less than £16000 partner works less than 24 hrs/week means tested can be claimed by previously self employed if proof no longer trading

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