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These are the most complex and controversial of welfare and security programs. Benefits may include indemnification for lost wages in addition to medical treatment. Coverage ranges from universal down to only those employed by participating employers. Financing may be contributory or governmental, depending in particular upon the method of providin...
These are common in industrialized countries, less so in developing countries. They usually provide 50 to 75 percent of base wages to workers who are normally employed and have become unemployed through no fault of their own and who are willing and able to work. Benefits are provided for limited periods and are financed typically from compulsory in...
These are benefits provided by governments to families with a specified minimum number of children. The benefits may be open to all families, in which case the program is a step in the direction of a guaranteed family income, or they may be provided as supplements to other assistance, especially unemployment benefits.
This is the oldest and most widespread social welfare program. Such programs usually cover all employees of firms above a specified size and are financed by employer contributions to some form of insurance plan. Benefits include medical payments, wage restoration (usually from 50 to 75 percent of actual wage), special indemnities for permanent bodi...
This is a residual program designed to provide assistance to various classes of needy persons not covered by other programs. Typical classes of beneficiaries include the aged not covered by the employment-related programs mentioned above, the blind, the disabled not covered by work-injury or other employment-related programs, and impoverished famil...
Social services consists of facilities and services such as: public education, welfare, infrastructure, mail, libraries, social work, food banks, universal health care, police, fire services, public transport and public housing.
Social programs in the United States. The Social Security Administration, created in 1935, was the first major federal welfare agency and continues to be the most prominent. [1] Transfer payments to (persons) as a percent of Federal revenue in the United States.
May 7, 2024 · Social service, any of numerous publicly or privately provided services intended to aid disadvantaged, distressed, or vulnerable persons or groups. The term social service also denotes the profession engaged in rendering such services.
Social service - US Administration, Services, Programs: In the United States the main social assistance and personal social service programs are county- and state-administered, with substantial federal government support.
