Political & Economic Impacts on Organization of Welfare & Delivery

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POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS ON THE ORGANIZATION OF WELFARE AND DELIVERY OF SOCIAL CARE SERVICES IN THE UK OVER TIME
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Political and Economic Impacts on the Organization of Welfare and Delivery of Social Care Services in the UK over Time
Caring for oneself and loved ones is imperative. Over the years, the UK government has initiated plans to ensure that the social welfare of its people is catered for through the organisation of welfare delivery and social care services. However, it remains a daunting task for UK citizens to search for various welfare and social care options, especially at the beginning of the journey. That raises questions about the path that social care and welfare have taken in the nation. One may ask about what the organisations were developed to achieve and the much that they have achieved. Since the institutionalisation of social care and welfare organisations in the post-war era, the nation has faced multiple changes in its social, political, and economic paradigms. It is necessary to explore whether the contemporary organisation of welfare and social care services matches the political and economic attributes of the nation.
Enormous progress has been made in framing social care as a set of positive principles centred on wellbeing and independence that have been reached since the post-war era (Wetherly, 2017). People can live their lives fully besides having control over their care thanks to advancements in social care. However, political and economic impacts have triggered debates in the services deep into the future. There are emerging policies in the political arena that restrict social care funding. Part of the challenge stems from the increasing number of people who live longer. With more people needing the services, the gap and vision of social care are increasingly becoming visible. Even with different social care systems, all the countries within the boundaries of the UK are facing similar challenges. This paper explores the impact that political and economic factors have had on the organisation of welfare and delivery of social care services in the UK over time. The spilling of unmet social care needs triggers debates into the possible political and economic causes, which could create a platform for a lasting solution.
Development of the UK Welfare State
The development of the UK welfare state was primary in the conversations on policy changes at the beginning of the post-war era. The UK developed multiple legislations to combat some of the social challenges that the nation faced at the time. According to Linda (2013), primary among the legislations was the Family Allowances Act of 1945 that established a benefit to be paid to families for each second and subsequent child. The benefit was universal and aimed to benefit all the families. The primary intention of the Family Allowance Act was to allow all families to afford their basic needs (Armstrong, 2017). The deeper intention would be a systematic elimination of poverty from the family baselines. The other legislations introduced in this era to set a platform for the welfare state included the National Insurance Act of 1946, the National Health Services Act im...