Social Policy Definition

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Social Policy is an analysis of the social services and the welfare state. The welfare state is what gives individuals the chance to bounce back after adversity that may happen in their lives. Social policy is used to develop and deliver services to society to meet the welfare and wellbeing needs of those who may need it (Alcock, 2008, p.2). Social policy focuses on unemployment, people with disabilities, elderly, vulnerable and less-able people, single parent families and how help and support to them can be delivered in the best way possible. Social policy notifies the way in which health services, legislations and policies are conveyed. Over time, governments have either changed or built on existing legislations and policies in response to …show more content…

‘In 1834 the new poor law was broadcasted; it first started with the notion of less eligibility, which meant reducing the number of people who were entitled to support, so that only those who could not work, would receive support. This is where the difference between the deserving and undeserving poor became clear. To deter those who would not work from applying for poor law support, workhouses were made deliberately unpleasant, often resembling a prison as much as a refuge’ (Rich And Poor: Deserving And Undeserving, The …show more content…

The conditions of living in the workhouses were horrendous; however they were much better than the conditions from outside the workhouses. A massive milestone in the development of the British welfare state, was the implementation of The Beverage report in 1948 which was introduced by William Beveridge after the war to help maintain control. The Beveridge report was definitely more of a left wing approach, as it was based on and supported by social democracy; he thought that it would be best if everybody works together so it reduces inequalities and he also believed it was the responsibility of the government to help and support individuals who needed it. William Beveridges aim was to challenge the 5 giant evils of society which he believed were britains major social problems: Disease, Want, Ignorance, Squalor and

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