The Welfare State Quiz

The Welfare State Summary:

• Welfare state is a way of governing in which the state plays a key role in protecting and promoting the economic and social well-being of citizens.
• Social insurance is a fundamental feature of the welfare state, usually financed by compulsory contributions.
• The welfare state includes public provision of basic education, health services, and housing.
• UK welfare state is a 'safety net' that aims to provide support 'from the cradle to the grave'.
• The meaning of welfare is taken principally as the system of social security developed by William Beveridge in 1942 and implemented by the Labour government of 1945.
• The most enduring legacy of the Attlee years is the welfare state, a blueprint for the creation of a prosperous, yet egalitarian society.
• All taxpayers contributed to social insurance, and everyone in the country was covered by it.
• The National Health Service (NHS) was established in 1948, bringing the whole population, regardless of status or income, into a scheme of free medical and hospital treatment.
• The National Insurance Act, 1946, created a system of universal and compulsory government-employer-employee contributions to a central fund.
• The Industrial Injuries Act, 1946, provided cover for accidents occurring in the workplace.
• The National Assistance Act, 1948, complemented National Insurance by establishing National Assistance Boards to deal directly and financially with cases of hardship and poverty.
• Labour's reforms aimed to tackle the five evils: Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor, and Idleness.