An Ideal Welfare State 8-9 класс

standard of living
of the population
The structure of Welfare System:

welfare state system provides the elderly with means that allows

The protection of the right to a life

people for unemployment, illness, housing and old age pensions.



Budget

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The system of social security includes :

retirement pension
widow’s pension
maternity pay
child benefit
unemployment benefit
family credit for families with very low incomes
invalidity pension

Single parents
The long-term unemployed
Pensioners whose pension is too low

special coupons for purchase of products in any shop

National Insurance benefits are available to the unemployed, the sick and the retired. The disabled are also provided with financial help. Financial help is also available to the widowed. Every child is entitled to a benefit, whatever the parent’s income may be.

all workers
Health Service

The monthly tax to health service

for housing, telephone and public utilities
Free medical care
OKA cars and

Free return passage by sea, by air twice a year
Housing, telephone without going on a waiting list
Free-of-charge pass to theatres and cinema