UNIT 2 - 0.5 Government responses Essay four

Question 1

Introduction

Answer 1

The UK is a complex tapestry of economic social and cultural challenges with recent studies showing the gap between the less affluent and more widening - governmental responses have garnered increasing security - list of factors - UC, COLS, Free prescriptions.

Question 2

Point one

Answer 2

some people may argue that UC has been a successful governmental response to inequality in the UK - DWP argues that UC claimants are much more likely to be in employment in the first 6 months compared to JSA

Question 3

Point one rebuttal

Answer 3

However, some people may argue that UC has not been succesful in tacking inequality in the UK - JRF clames the UC pushed 1.7 million people into working poverty reducting their income by as much as £2500

Question 4

point two

Answer 4

Another example of a successful governmental response is COLS - 8 million UC claments were entitled to £900 of COLS payments.

Question 5

Point two rebuttal

Answer 5

However, some people may argue that COLS was not an example of successful government intervention - not all Clements were eligible for the COL payment - ignored the hidden poor - no way to appeal the payments or lack thereof - ignores the cause factors of poverty.

Question 6

Point three rebuttal

Answer 6

However, some people may argue that free prescriptions are not a successful example of governmental intervention - Scotland effect - England has a higher life expectancy (2 years) despite England having no system such as free prescriptions.

Question 6

Point three

Answer 6

A final example of successful government intervention to tackle poverty - free prescriptions - both the Herald and BBC report that free prescriptions save the NHS money by avoiding hospital admissions.