Social welfare modernization in the UK aims to:
A) Ignore societal needs
B) Reduce government spending
C) Improve and streamline welfare programs
D) Promote inequality
Answer: C) Improve and streamline welfare programs
The Universal Credit system combines several benefits into a single payment to:
A) Reduce overall benefits
B) Increase government bureaucracy
C) Simplify the benefits system and improve work incentives
D) Ignore the unemployed
Answer: C) Simplify the benefits system and improve work incentives
The “Work Capability Assessment” evaluates an individual’s:
A) Financial assets
B) Eligibility for retirement benefits
C) Ability to work due to health conditions or disabilities
D) Ignoring work-related factors
Answer: C) Ability to work due to health conditions or disabilities
The “Personal Independence Payment” (PIP) provides financial support to individuals with:
A) High income
B) Disabilities or long-term health conditions
C) Temporary illnesses
D) Ignoring personal needs
Answer: B) Disabilities or long-term health conditions
The “Benefit Cap” places a limit on the total amount of welfare benefits a household can receive to:
A) Encourage dependency on benefits
B) Discourage work
C) Ensure benefits are aligned with average earnings
D) Ignore household income
Answer: C) Ensure benefits are aligned with average earnings
The “Child Maintenance Service” (CMS) assists separated parents in arranging financial support for their:
A) Extended family members
B) Child’s education
C) Child’s living costs
D) Ignoring parental responsibilities
Answer: C) Child’s living costs
The “Bedroom Tax” policy reduces housing benefit for individuals with:
A) Insufficient income
B) Extra bedrooms in their homes
C) Disabilities
D) Ignoring housing needs
Answer: B) Extra bedrooms in their homes
The “Social Fund” provides financial assistance for:
A) Corporate entities
B) Homeowners
C) Individuals facing exceptional or crisis circumstances
D) Ignoring emergency situations
Answer: C) Individuals facing exceptional or crisis circumstances
The “Pension Credit” supports individuals with:
A) High income
B) Low income in retirement
C) Disabilities
D) Ignoring retirement planning
Answer: B) Low income in retirement
The “Carer’s Allowance” provides financial support to individuals caring for someone with:
A) Full-time employment
B) Temporary illnesses
C) Disabilities or health conditions
D) Ignoring caregiving responsibilities
Answer: C) Disabilities or health conditions
The “Benefit Sanctions” policy involves reducing or stopping benefits for claimants who:
A) Achieve high educational qualifications
B) Comply with all requirements
C) Fail to meet specific requirements, such as attending job interviews
D) Ignore government directives
Answer: C) Fail to meet specific requirements, such as attending job interviews
The “Family and Friends Care” policy provides support for relatives or friends who become the main carers for children due to:
A) High income
B) Temporary circumstances
C) Parental illness or inability to care
D) Ignoring caregiving responsibilities
Answer: C) Parental illness or inability to care
The “Youth Contract” aims to provide support and opportunities for young people aged 18 to 24, including:
A) Discouraging education
B) Encouraging early retirement
C) Work experience and job opportunities
D) Ignoring youth employment
Answer: C) Work experience and job opportunities
The “Social Mobility Commission” focuses on promoting equality of opportunity and reducing disparities in:
A) Income
B) Regional development
C) Social and economic outcomes
D) Ignoring social disparities
Answer: C) Social and economic outcomes
The “Work Programme” provides tailored support to unemployed individuals to:
A) Ignore employability skills
B) Encourage long-term unemployment
C) Find sustainable employment
D) Promote welfare dependency
Answer: C) Find sustainable employment
The “Sure Start” program focuses on providing early intervention and support for families with:
A) High income
B) Older children
C) Young children, especially in disadvantaged areas
D) Ignoring family needs
Answer: C) Young children, especially in disadvantaged areas
The “Social Housing Green Paper” aims to improve the quality and safety of:
A) Corporate offices
B) Privately owned homes
C) Social housing and tenants’ experiences
D) Ignoring housing conditions
Answer: C) Social housing and tenants’ experiences
The “New Enterprise Allowance” supports unemployed individuals in starting their own businesses by providing:
A) Financial penalties
B) Additional job search requirements
C) Financial support and mentoring
D) Ignoring entrepreneurial ambitions
Answer: C) Financial support and mentoring
The “Access to Work” scheme assists individuals with disabilities by providing support to overcome:
A) Job opportunities
B) Workplace barriers and additional costs
C) Benefits eligibility criteria
D) Ignoring disability rights
Answer: B) Workplace barriers and additional costs
The “Warm Home Discount Scheme” provides financial support to vulnerable individuals to help them with their:
A) Vacation expenses
B) Mortgage payments
C) Energy bills during winter months
D) Ignoring utility costs
Answer: C) Energy bills during winter months
The “Kickstart Scheme” provides funding to employers to create job placements for young people aged 16 to 24 who are at risk of:
A) Early retirement
B) Long-term employment
C) Sustained unemployment
D) Ignoring educational opportunities
Answer: C) Sustained unemployment
The “Support for Mortgage Interest” (SMI) scheme assists homeowners with the interest payments on their:
A) Vehicle loans
B) Home renovations
C) Mortgage loans
D) Ignoring property expenses
Answer: C) Mortgage loans
The “Digital Strategy” for social welfare aims to provide online access to welfare services to:
A) Complicate the application process
B) Promote in-person interactions
C) Increase government spending
D) Simplify interactions for claimants
Answer: D) Simplify interactions for claimants
The “Flexible Support Fund” provides financial assistance to claimants to address barriers to:
A) Welfare dependency
B) Employment, training, and job search activities
C) Tax evasion
D) Ignoring government policies
Answer: B) Employment, training, and job search activities
The “Social Security Advisory Committee” provides independent advice to the government on social security matters to:
A) Influence political decisions
B) Reduce social welfare programs
C) Ensure policy decisions are well-informed and considerate
D) Ignore social welfare concerns
Answer: C) Ensure policy decisions are well-informed and considerate
The “Disability Confident” campaign encourages employers to:
A) Discriminate against disabled individuals
B) Avoid hiring disabled individuals
C) Create inclusive workplaces and hire disabled individuals
D) Ignore diversity and inclusion
Answer: C) Create inclusive workplaces and hire disabled individuals
The “Access for All” program aims to make public places and services more accessible for individuals with:
A) Limited income
B) Disabilities
C) Temporary illnesses
D) Ignoring accessibility needs
Answer: B) Disabilities
The “Better Work and Health” program focuses on improving employment outcomes for individuals with:
A) High qualifications
B) Disabilities or health conditions
C) High income
D) Ignoring employment barriers
Answer: B) Disabilities or health conditions
The “Benefit Take-Up” campaigns aim to ensure that eligible individuals receive the benefits they are entitled to, reducing:
A) Government expenditure
B) Claimant responsibilities
C) Benefit underpayments and poverty
D) Ignoring eligibility criteria
Answer: C) Benefit underpayments and poverty
The “Fair Start Scotland” service provides personalized support to individuals with disabilities to help them:
A) Avoid employment
B) Achieve long-term unemployment
C) Find and sustain employment
D) Ignoring disability rights
Answer: C) Find and sustain employment
The “Social Welfare Reform” initiatives aim to address issues such as poverty, inequality, and:
A) High income
B) Government overspending
C) Dependency on benefits
D) Ignoring social concerns
Answer: C) Dependency on benefits
The “Healthy Start” program provides vouchers for nutritious food to pregnant women and families with young children who have:
A) High income
B) Disabilities
C) Temporary illnesses
D) Low income and nutritional needs
Answer: D) Low income and nutritional needs
The “Employment and Support Allowance” (ESA) provides financial support to individuals who are:
A) Employed full-time
B) Fit for work
C) Unable to work due to disabilities or health conditions
D) Ignoring work opportunities
Answer: C) Unable to work due to disabilities or health conditions
The “Fuel Poverty Strategy” aims to reduce energy costs for households with:
A) High income
B) Disabilities
C) Temporary illnesses
D) Low income and high energy needs
Answer: D) Low income and high energy needs
The “Social Housing White Paper” focuses on improving the quality and standards of:
A) Corporate offices
B) Privately owned homes
C) Social housing and tenant experiences
D) Ignoring housing conditions
Answer: C) Social housing and tenant experiences
The “Flexible Working” initiatives aim to promote work arrangements that offer employees more:
A) Overtime hours
B) Strict schedules
C) Work-life balance and flexibility
D) Ignoring work preferences
Answer: C) Work-life balance and flexibility
The “Wellbeing and Health for Young People” program focuses on improving mental health and emotional wellbeing among:
A) Retirees
B) Parents
C) Young people aged 0-18
D) Ignoring youth concerns
Answer: C) Young people aged 0-18
The “Good Work Plan” aims to improve workers’ rights and ensure fair treatment, including addressing issues like:
A) Ignoring workplace conditions
B) Zero-hour contracts and gig economy work
C) Promoting unpaid labor
D) High income earners
Answer: B) Zero-hour contracts and gig economy work
The “Help to Save” scheme encourages individuals on low incomes to build up:
A) Debt
B) Savings through government contributions
C) Tax evasion strategies
D) Ignoring financial security
Answer: B) Savings through government contributions
The “Social Welfare Modernization” initiatives aim to create a system that is:
A) Complex and confusing
B) Rigid and unchanging
C) Fairer, simpler, and more effective
D) Ignoring public opinion
Answer: C) Fairer, simpler, and more effective
The “Community Support Fund” provides grants to local community projects that promote:
A) Isolation and exclusion
B) Cultural appropriation
C) Social inclusion and well-being
D) Ignoring local initiatives
Answer: C) Social inclusion and well-being
The “Residential Care and Nursing Home Services” aim to provide quality care for individuals who require:
A) Temporary assistance
B) Long-term care and support due to health or age-related issues
C) Ignoring senior citizens
D) High income care options
Answer: B) Long-term care and support due to health or age-related issues
The “Child Poverty Strategy” aims to reduce child poverty by addressing factors such as:
A) High income
B) Employment opportunities
C) Parental responsibilities
D) Ignoring childhood poverty
Answer: B) Employment opportunities
The “Loneliness Strategy” focuses on addressing social isolation and promoting connections among:
A) Infants
B) Adolescents
C) Individuals of all ages
D) Ignoring social interactions
Answer: C) Individuals of all ages
The “Children in Need” program provides support for children who are at risk of:
A) High income
B) Temporary illnesses
C) Abuse or neglect
D) Ignoring childhood needs
Answer: C) Abuse or neglect
The “Social Welfare Fraud Prevention” measures aim to reduce fraudulent claims and ensure that benefits are provided to those who are:
A) In need
B) Ignoring fraud prevention efforts
C) Hesitant to apply
D) High-income earners
Answer: A) In need
The “Mental Health Support” initiatives focus on improving access to services and treatment for individuals with:
A) Temporary illnesses
B) Physical disabilities
C) Mental health conditions
D) Ignoring mental health concerns
Answer: C) Mental health conditions
The “Sure Thing Start” program provides financial support to parents of children with:
A) High income
B) Disabilities or health conditions
C) Temporary illnesses
D) Ignoring parenting responsibilities
Answer: B) Disabilities or health conditions
The “National Living Wage” sets a minimum hourly wage for workers aged:
A) Under 18
B) 18 to 20
C) 21 to 24
D) 25 and over
Answer: D) 25 and over
The “Healthy Ageing Strategy” focuses on promoting good health and well-being among:
A) Infants
B) Senior citizens
C) Working-age adults
D) Ignoring health concerns
Answer: B) Senior citizens
