Welfare State

Question 1

What did the Labour Government want ?

Answer 1

They wanted to start the welfare state

Question 2

What are the 4 main principles

Answer 2

Collectivists
Comprehensive
Universal
Equality

Question 3

What is the BAM?

-collectivists

Answer 3

build new schools and government rent them for 50 years till they own it

Question 4

uni fee for England?

-collectivists

Answer 4

They have to pay for prescriptions and university frees - £9,000 a year and they will be in debt for £16,000

Question 5

What is David Cameron’s Big Society?

-collectivists

Answer 5

This aimed to provide a greater choice in schools, health and community services

HOWEVER
This needs to be run by charities and volunteers

Question 6

What is collectivists?

Answer 6

Everyone working together to ensure that everyone is alright.

Question 7

What was the beverage report?

Answer 7

The five Giants.

Want 
Idelness
Squalor 
Disease 
Ignorance

Question 8

What is wrong with unemployment in most areas

-equal

Answer 8

is it worst in certain areas across the UK, 1 in 3 households in Glasgow are unemployed. Nation unemployment 7.2%

Question 9

What happened to Mr Devine in 2011?

-equal

Answer 9

He had a rare blood condition and was denied any treatment in Glasgow due to the costs and died shortly after.
Postcode Lottery.

Question 10

What is free in Scotland? How many people benefit from this?

-equal

Answer 10

prescriptions

77,000

Question 11

What is comprehensive?

Answer 11

Available for everyone

Question 12

What happened to the council houses?

-comprehensive

Answer 12

‘Right to Buy’ scheme

Question 13

What happened to the council houses in 2010?

-comprehensive

Answer 13

5500 houses built but 160,000 families waiting

Question 14

What is the NHS for?

-comprehensive

Answer 14

to treat everyone but postcode lottery- mr devine

and prescription fees in

Question 15

what is universal?

Answer 15

Free services when needs

-prescriptions, education

Question 16

What happened in 2013 to child benefits?

-universal

Answer 16

The child benefits got cut and people earning more didn’t earn child benefits. This happened when the coalition ended. = not universal

Question 17

What did the Labour Gov.t introduce?

-universal

Answer 17

A new policy

“progressive universalism” this meant people were entitled to new benefits.

Question 18

Who are GHA?

-collectivists

Answer 18

Helped students pay for tuition for uni

Question 19

What is the funding of the welfare state doing to the economic growth?
-collectivists

Answer 19

slowing it down as gov.t fund it through the national insurance and tax