A welfare state would ensure that every citizen has a minimum standard of welfare for a decent life -- job, home, healthcare. In 1942, William Beveridge released a report which was called the “beveridge report”.
This said that the level of poverty in the uk was so severe that the government had to intervene. Beveridge called these issues “the 5 Giants”
Beveridge stated that the government must combat these “5 evils” with a welfare state” that would provide help and support from “cradle to grave”.
He argued to the government that to cure these problems they should provide adequate income to people, adequate health care, housing, education and employment.
The government listened to Beveridges recommendations and in 1945 when the labour party won the election, the welfare stated was finally created.
2. A long time ago…. The Welfare state began during the second World War. However, the first old age pension was brought into use around 1906 – 10. During the war, the government appointed a committee under Sir William Beveridge – to investigate the problems of social insurance The report said that there were five evil giants facing Britain which had to be destroyed…
3. THE FIVE EVIL GIANTS 1. WANT Many people were living in poverty through no fault of their own because they were sick, widowed or unemployed. This was attacked by the introduction of National Insurance 1945 - 51
The Beveridge Report of 1942 advocated a high level of employment and the creation of a welfare state. The Beveridge Committee was spearheaded by Sir William Beveridge, economist and academic theorist. Its proposals were examined by a committee under Sir Thomas Phillips and accepted by the Committee on Reconstruction Problems headed by Sir William Jowitt.
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