2. A welfare state is a concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of its citizens. It is based on the principles of equality of opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for those unable to avail themselves of the minimal provisions for a good life.A welfare state is a concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of its citizens. It is based on the principles of equality of opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for those unable to avail themselves of the minimal provisions for a good life.

3. Categories of citizens.Categories of citizens.Categories of citizens.Categories of citizens. Medical Care in a Welfare State.Medical Care in a Welfare State.Medical Care in a Welfare State.Medical Care in a Welfare State. Life of Elderly people.Life of Elderly people.Life of Elderly people.Life of Elderly people. My opinion about the welfare state.My opinion about the welfare state.My opinion about the welfare state.My opinion about the welfare state. The systems of ensuring the welfare of citizens

4. Categories of citizens. There are a lot of categories of citizens: the widowed, the retired, the unemployed, the disabled, the elderly, the sick, the single parents.

5. Benefits for different categories of citizens: The widowed can claim widows pension.The widowed can claim widows pension. The retired can get retirement pension.The retired can get retirement pension. The sick are entitled to social benefits.The sick are entitled to social benefits. The unemployed are provided with unemployment benefits.The unemployed are provided with unemployment benefits. The disabled can claim invalidity pension.The disabled can claim invalidity pension.

6. Medical Care in a Welfare State. First, medical insurance is organized by the Government and is compulsory. Second, despite the shortage of money, the system of medical care works well. Third, there are two sectors of medical care. First, medical insurance is organized by the Government and is compulsory. Second, despite the shortage of money, the system of medical care works well. Third, there are two sectors of medical care.

7. There is a private sector and a public sector. And medical care is available to the poor and to the rich.

8. The Life of Elderly people The Life of Elderly people There are a lot of good points. First, the elderly do not have to go to work. Second, they have adult children, who are not a burden any more. Third, they have a lot of time to meet with friends, read, travel, go in for sports, work in the garden. And the elderly get wiser, have more experience and the ability to help with advice. There are a lot of good points. First, the elderly do not have to go to work. Second, they have adult children, who are not a burden any more. Third, they have a lot of time to meet with friends, read, travel, go in for sports, work in the garden. And the elderly get wiser, have more experience and the ability to help with advice.

9. There are some bad points. First, the elderly become a burden to children. Second, they suffer the fear of dearth. Third, elderly people lose friends and spouses. Besides they become incapable of living independently, need regular care and nursing. There are some bad points. First, the elderly become a burden to children. Second, they suffer the fear of dearth. Third, elderly people lose friends and spouses. Besides they become incapable of living independently, need regular care and nursing.

10. My opinion about the welfare state In the welfare state most benefits are available to everybody who is entitled to them and it's very good to my mind. In the welfare state nobody is allowed to live in poverty. In the welfare state most benefits are available to everybody who is entitled to them and it's very good to my mind. In the welfare state nobody is allowed to live in poverty.

11. Everybody is to have proper health care and education regardless of their income. The welfare state helps the disabled people who are unable to work to earn money on their own.