Historical and Socio-Political Context
Social Security
In this assignment I aim to produce a written report which demonstrates how social security was achieved, how social security policies emerged, how services are provided and who is eligible and finally how polices are received by the appropriate service user group.
I hope to successfully complete these objectives by studying; the historical context of social security; studying the ideological influences and changes from the 1900’s to present day, the organisation and delivery and finally by studying the efficiency of social security services.
Social Security refers to the actions of government that are intended to promote the welfare or the wellbeing of the population and society in …show more content…
1909 was a time of large improvement in social security. As Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lloyd George was responsible for securing the finances and leader of reform.
Lloyd George was the founding ideologist of ‘The People’s Budget’ the budget was a pioneering policy that provided the people with tax allowances for people with children and support for those unable to work due to illness or invalidity: the benefits commonly known as ‘going on the Lloyd George’.
Before Lloyd George there were already some state provisions for pensions and limited welfare but it was the people’s budget that underpinned the state’s responsibility to care for the ill and disabled individuals of society. The founding ideology of the people’s budget was the notion that the state could be used to extend freedom and positively contribute to an individual’s development and in turn state development, by providing services such as; state education. Lloyd George declared that the post war budget was designed “for raising money to wage implacable warfare against poverty and squalidness”. (The People’s Budget) This was to be done by giving the liberal government responsibility for culture change, away from the laissez faire attitudes of Victorian administrations, towards a new forward way of thinking and to a state endorsed welfare …show more content…
The continuation of social welfare reform continued to improve public services and in turn continued to increase the population’s welfare and increasing life expectancy. In the early 20th century childhood death became far less common and by the early 1930s life expectancy for a man at birth was about 60 and by the 1950s it had risen to around the age of 65. Things improved more slowly in the late 20th century but by 1971 life expectancy for a man in Britain was around 68. For a woman it was around 72. Today a generalised life expectancy at birth is 77 for a man in the UK and 81 for a woman. Life Expectancy before the Industrial Revolution
From a personal perspective I believe current ideologies to have been successful when shaping social policy, in regards to welfare that is. I believe as a result of policy reform and perfecting, the general population of the country currently have social security, myself included. I feel that whatever life events present themselves I will be looked after by the state, for example; if I had an accident and became disabled there would be financial allowances and medical aid made available to me, such as; disability allowance and National Health Service care and support.
However, from a sustainability point of view social policy currently does not support the same future for social security, this is shown in recent cuts the public spending
Social Security
In this assignment I aim to produce a written report which demonstrates how social security was achieved, how social security policies emerged, how services are provided and who is eligible and finally how polices are received by the appropriate service user group.
I hope to successfully complete these objectives by studying; the historical context of social security; studying the ideological influences and changes from the 1900’s to present day, the organisation and delivery and finally by studying the efficiency of social security services.
Social Security refers to the actions of government that are intended to promote the welfare or the wellbeing of the population and society in …show more content…
1909 was a time of large improvement in social security. As Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lloyd George was responsible for securing the finances and leader of reform.
Lloyd George was the founding ideologist of ‘The People’s Budget’ the budget was a pioneering policy that provided the people with tax allowances for people with children and support for those unable to work due to illness or invalidity: the benefits commonly known as ‘going on the Lloyd George’.
Before Lloyd George there were already some state provisions for pensions and limited welfare but it was the people’s budget that underpinned the state’s responsibility to care for the ill and disabled individuals of society. The founding ideology of the people’s budget was the notion that the state could be used to extend freedom and positively contribute to an individual’s development and in turn state development, by providing services such as; state education. Lloyd George declared that the post war budget was designed “for raising money to wage implacable warfare against poverty and squalidness”. (The People’s Budget) This was to be done by giving the liberal government responsibility for culture change, away from the laissez faire attitudes of Victorian administrations, towards a new forward way of thinking and to a state endorsed welfare …show more content…
The continuation of social welfare reform continued to improve public services and in turn continued to increase the population’s welfare and increasing life expectancy. In the early 20th century childhood death became far less common and by the early 1930s life expectancy for a man at birth was about 60 and by the 1950s it had risen to around the age of 65. Things improved more slowly in the late 20th century but by 1971 life expectancy for a man in Britain was around 68. For a woman it was around 72. Today a generalised life expectancy at birth is 77 for a man in the UK and 81 for a woman. Life Expectancy before the Industrial Revolution
From a personal perspective I believe current ideologies to have been successful when shaping social policy, in regards to welfare that is. I believe as a result of policy reform and perfecting, the general population of the country currently have social security, myself included. I feel that whatever life events present themselves I will be looked after by the state, for example; if I had an accident and became disabled there would be financial allowances and medical aid made available to me, such as; disability allowance and National Health Service care and support.
However, from a sustainability point of view social policy currently does not support the same future for social security, this is shown in recent cuts the public spending