British welfare state

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The British welfare state is a system of social security, healthcare, and public services designed to provide universal support and reduce inequality, largely developed in the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf social policy system ⓘ
welfare state ⓘ
addresses family support ⓘ
healthcare access ⓘ
housing need ⓘ
old age ⓘ
sickness ⓘ
unemployment ⓘ
administeredBy central government ⓘ
local authorities ⓘ
aimsTo improve public health ⓘ
provide social security ⓘ
provide universal support ⓘ
reduce inequality ⓘ
reduce poverty ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple collective responsibility ⓘ
social citizenship ⓘ
universality ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
criticizedFor complexity of benefits system ⓘ
cost to public finances ⓘ
expandedUnderGovernment Clement Attlee government ⓘ
linked to: Attlee government
fundedBy National Insurance contributions ⓘ
general taxation ⓘ
hasComponent National Health Service ⓘ
child benefits ⓘ
contributory benefits ⓘ
disability benefits ⓘ
education system ⓘ
family benefits ⓘ
means-tested benefits ⓘ
pensions system ⓘ
public housing programs ⓘ
social security system ⓘ
unemployment benefits ⓘ
universal benefits ⓘ
influencedBy Beveridge Report ⓘ
keyDocument Social Insurance and Allied Services ⓘ
legalFoundation National Assistance Act 1948 ⓘ
National Health Service Act 1946 ⓘ
National Insurance Act 1946 ⓘ
majorDevelopmentPeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
post-World War II era ⓘ
praisedFor expanding educational opportunity ⓘ
improving health outcomes ⓘ
reducing poverty ⓘ
principalArchitect William Beveridge ⓘ
reformedUnderGovernment Margaret Thatcher government ⓘ
Tony Blair government ⓘ

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Aneurin Bevan → influenced → British welfare state ⓘ
National Health Insurance Commission → partOf → British welfare state (historical development) ⓘ
linked to: British welfare state
Sidney Webb → influenced → British welfare state ⓘ
National Assistance Board officers → associatedWith → British welfare state ⓘ
Isle of Man National Insurance system → coordinatedWith → United Kingdom social security system ⓘ
linked to: British welfare state
National Insurance Acts → partOf → United Kingdom welfare state ⓘ
linked to: British welfare state
National Insurance Acts → partOf → United Kingdom social security system ⓘ
linked to: British welfare state
Martha Beatrice Potter → influenced → British welfare state ⓘ
The Spirit of ’45 → mainSubject → British welfare state ⓘ