A report on Welfare
Type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter.
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Unemployment benefits
4 linksUnemployment benefits, also called unemployment insurance, unemployment payment, unemployment compensation, or simply unemployment, are payments made by authorized bodies to unemployed people.
Unemployment benefits, also called unemployment insurance, unemployment payment, unemployment compensation, or simply unemployment, are payments made by authorized bodies to unemployed people.
Iceland not only sees high government involvement in providing social welfare and amenities as with the social-democratic model, but like the liberal-welfare model, it is also heavily reliant on free trade and markets.
Means test
3 linksA means test is a determination of whether an individual or family is eligible for government assistance or welfare, based upon whether the individual or family possesses the means to do without that help.
Conditional cash transfer
3 linksConditional cash transfer (CCT) programs aim to reduce poverty by making welfare programs conditional upon the receivers' actions.
Jobseeker's Allowance
3 linksUnemployment benefit paid by the Government of the United Kingdom to people who are unemployed and actively seeking work.
Unemployment benefit paid by the Government of the United Kingdom to people who are unemployed and actively seeking work.
It is part of the social security benefits system and is intended to cover living expenses while the claimant is out of work.
Poverty
3 linksState of having few material possessions or little income.
State of having few material possessions or little income.
A basic income (or negative income tax) is a system of social security, that periodically provides each citizen, rich or poor, with a sum of money that is sufficient to live on.
Transfer payment
2 linksRedistribution of income and wealth by means of the government making a payment, without goods or services being received in return.
Redistribution of income and wealth by means of the government making a payment, without goods or services being received in return.
Examples of transfer payments include welfare, financial aid, social security, and government subsidies for certain businesses.
Social insurance
1 linksForm of social welfare that provides insurance against economic risks.
Form of social welfare that provides insurance against economic risks.
In contrast to other forms of social assistance, individuals' claims are partly dependent on their contributions, which can be considered insurance premiums to create a common fund out of which the individuals are then paid benefits in the future.
Housing Benefit
2 linksHousing Benefit is a means-tested social security benefit in the United Kingdom that is intended to help meet housing costs for rented accommodation.
National Insurance
1 linksFundamental component of the welfare state in the United Kingdom.
Fundamental component of the welfare state in the United Kingdom.
It acts as a form of social security, since payment of NI contributions establishes entitlement to certain state benefits for workers and their families.
Poor Law Amendment Act 1834
1 linksAct of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed by the Whig government of Earl Grey.
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed by the Whig government of Earl Grey.
It completely replaced earlier legislation based on the Poor Law of 1601 and attempted to fundamentally change the poverty relief system in England and Wales (similar changes were made to the poor law for Scotland in 1845).