WELFARE APPROACHES/POLICYS. Flashcards
Outline the social democrat view to solutions to poverty and the associated government.
SD believe that it is the governments responsibility to solve poverty by increasing welfare provision and increasing minimum wage. Associated with the post war government (bee ridge report) up until 1979.
Evaluate the SD view on solutions to poverty.
New rights claim it creates dependency culture. However, universal benefits help keep society stabilised
Outline the new right view on solutions to poverty
They are for means tested benefits as they believe generosity of the welfare state makes people self reliant and undermines personal responsibility. This is associate with the 79-97 labour government and the 2010-2015 coalition government.
Evaluate the new right views on solutions to poverty.
Money is saved which can be reinvested into the economy to create jobs however the means testing causes the poverty trap whereby people are suffering form poverty whilst being employed.
State the four 79-97 conservatives policies regarding welfare and evaluate
Serious cuts to spending
Income taxes reduced
Grants to poor replaced with loans
Charger for: dentists, eye tests, prescriptions
Was criticised for inefficient funding to address real issues. Education and health underfunded
State the 5 new labour policies from 97-2010 regarding welfare
National minimum wage
Income tax cuts
Sure start
Family intervention projects to tackle material deprivation
State 3 policies regarding welfare from the coalition government from 2010-2015
Bedroom tax and housing benefit cut
Local ed and services cuts
Child benefits frozen
State policies by the current conservative government
Further privatisation if health
Scrapped new labour target to scrap poverty by 2020
When was the beveridge report introduced and what was its aim?
In 1942 with the aim of destructing the five evils: want, disease squalor, ignorance and idleness.
