Knowledge

Welfare benefit simplification

Source 📝

35: 26:
The general aim is to head towards a simple system of benefits. This may also include a simplified system based on the individual rather than on identifiable groups reflecting the reasons for welfare assistance (e.g., unemployed, incapacity).
109:
announced the then Labour Government’s intention to move to a universal benefit. The Labour government subsequently lost the next election and the policy was dropped by the incoming National government.
140:
On 26 October 2006 the Labour-led government announced a number of changes to the welfare system. The changes include continuing to align rules and criteria of different benefits.
242: 237: 232: 85: 174: 74:
Work and Pensions Committee has announced an inquiry to "examine the feasibility of simplifying the UK benefit system".
106: 23:
With the general complexity of welfare systems, there are occasional requests for simplification of welfare systems.
227: 91:
international examples, where benefit systems have been reformed and/or developed to retain relative simplicity
71: 192: 34: 221: 155: 149: 18:
also known as Universal Benefit, Single Benefit, Core Benefit, Single Core Benefit
81:
the consequences of historical benefit changes and reform on the current system
113:
In 2001 the Labour-led government began its overhaul of social welfare with
84:
the effectiveness of the Benefits Simplification Unit, progress of the
175:"Select Committee to inquire into simplifying the UK benefit system" 29: 212: 88:
Simplification Plan and implications of the Freud review
46: 77:
Particular areas of interest are likely to include:
105:In the late 1980s Minister of Social Welfare Dr 193:"Intensive employment support extends to all" 8: 243:Universal basic income in the United Kingdom 213:Department for Work and Pensions website 166: 124:make work pay and investing in people 7: 136:tackle poverty and social exclusion 14: 101:Also known as Working New Zealand 86:Department for Work and Pensions 33: 238:Politics of the United Kingdom 130:ensure mutual responsibilities 1: 127:support families and children 259: 72:British House of Commons 233:Politics of New Zealand 121:create a simpler system 115:Pathways to Opportunity 117:. Its aims were to: 133:build partnerships 45:. You can help by 228:Welfare economics 63: 62: 250: 201: 200: 189: 183: 182: 171: 58: 55: 37: 30: 258: 257: 253: 252: 251: 249: 248: 247: 218: 217: 209: 204: 197:beehive.govt.nz 191: 190: 186: 173: 172: 168: 164: 146: 98: 68: 59: 53: 50: 43:needs expansion 12: 11: 5: 256: 254: 246: 245: 240: 235: 230: 220: 219: 216: 215: 208: 207:External links 205: 203: 202: 184: 165: 163: 160: 159: 158: 153: 145: 142: 138: 137: 134: 131: 128: 125: 122: 107:Michael Cullen 97: 94: 93: 92: 89: 82: 67: 66:United Kingdom 64: 61: 60: 40: 38: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 255: 244: 241: 239: 236: 234: 231: 229: 226: 225: 223: 214: 211: 210: 206: 199:. 2006-10-26. 198: 194: 188: 185: 181:. 2007-03-08. 180: 179:Parliament.uk 176: 170: 167: 161: 157: 156:Social Policy 154: 151: 148: 147: 143: 141: 135: 132: 129: 126: 123: 120: 119: 118: 116: 111: 108: 103: 102: 95: 90: 87: 83: 80: 79: 78: 75: 73: 65: 57: 48: 44: 41:This section 39: 36: 32: 31: 28: 24: 19: 16: 15: 196: 187: 178: 169: 150:Basic income 139: 114: 112: 104: 100: 99: 76: 69: 51: 47:adding to it 42: 25: 22: 17: 96:New Zealand 222:Categories 162:References 54:June 2007 144:See also 152:(UBI) 70:The 49:. 224:: 195:. 177:. 56:) 52:(

Index


adding to it
British House of Commons
Department for Work and Pensions
Michael Cullen
Basic income
Social Policy
"Select Committee to inquire into simplifying the UK benefit system"
"Intensive employment support extends to all"
Department for Work and Pensions website
Categories
Welfare economics
Politics of New Zealand
Politics of the United Kingdom
Universal basic income in the United Kingdom

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.