1. The System of
Social Welfare

2. The welfare state operates in 5 main areas:
education
social security
community care
health
housing

3. Vocabulary available to receive benefit to pay allowance
welfare
insurance
security
income (on low -)
a fee
tax
contribution
to receive
to pay
to provide (with/for)
to claim
to be entitled to
to have a right to

4. Great Britain is a Welfare State
GB has a system of ensuring the welfare of its citizens by means of social services, provided by the state.
At the national level the Government is responsible for the National Health Service, National Insurance and Social Security.
The system of National Insurance and Social Security provide financial help for different categories of citizens.

5. What is the National Health Service?
The NHS is a public service providing medical care, paid for by taxes. The services provided by NHS include family doctors, dentists, opticians, health centres, clinics, health education, ambulance services and others. Everybody has the right to use the medical services.

6. What does National Insurance mean?
The NI is a system of compulsory payments made by employees and employers to enable the State to provide assistance to people who are ill, unemployed or retired: National Insurance contributions.
The social services are organized services providing help and advice to the community, esp. health, education, and housing.

7. What categories of citizens are entitled to social payments?
people who have a disease, illness
people who are not able to work
people who do not work
people up to 18
people whose husband (wife) has died
people who haven’t enough money
people who don't work because of their age.
people who are old

8. Субстантивированное прилагательное (the + adj)
the sick = sick people
the disabled = disabled people
the unemployed, the jobless
the young
the widowed
the poor
the retired
the elderly

9. Complete the sentences
_____ are entitled to a child benefit.
_____ live below poverty level.
_____ have got medical service at a reduced price.
A state pension is paid to _______.
_____ lost their wives or husbands.

10. What benefits do people receive?
state/retirement pension
widow’s pension
maternity pay
child benefit
unemployment benefit
family credit
invalidity pension
mobility allowance

11. Who receive these benefits?
a person who is unable to work after a sickness period
families with children who have very low incomes
disabled people to pay for transport
women who leave work to have a baby
a person who is out of work for up to a year
each child until he/she leaves school
retired people/pensioners
women whose husbands die before they retire if they are aged 45 or over