Income maintenance and income taxation

1972 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-148
Author(s):  
A. B. Atkinson
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
National Insurance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Income Maintenance ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
The Right

Social policy and taxation have commonly been regarded in Britain as quite separate aspects of government policy. Changes in taxation appear to be decided largely independently of the aims of social policy, and reforms of the social security system are often proposed with no regard to their fiscal consequences. Despite the fact that Chancellors of the Exchequer have recently arrogated the right to announce increases in National Insurance benefits, there is little evidence of co-ordination between the Treasury and the Department of Health and Social Security over income maintenance. Yet there is clearly a close relationship between these two arms of government policy, and it is important that any proposal for reform should consider taxation and social policy in conjunction.

Social administration digest

1981 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-246
Author(s):  
Kathleen M. Slack
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Advisory Committee ◽  
National Insurance ◽  
Vice Chancellor ◽  
The Social ◽  
Income Maintenance ◽  
Security Business ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Manchester

Social security and income maintenanceMuch unfinished social security business was completed or continued in August. Sir Arthur Armitage, Professor of Law and Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester, was appointed Chairman of the Social Security Advisory Committee, which took the place of the Supplementary Benefits Commission (SBC), and the National Insurance Advisory Committee under the Social Security Act 1980.

scholarly journals NEW TRENDS IN THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT AT THE END OF THE 20th CENTURY: DISCUSSION ON SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-312
Author(s):  
V.R. Zolotykh
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Political Strategy ◽  
Election Campaigns ◽  
Conservative Movement ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
American Conservatism ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Right ◽  
Contract With America ◽  
The Welfare State

The novelty of this research lies in its primary task: to study the adaptation process of American conservatism to a rapidly changing world. The article attempts to trace the formation process of a conservative socio-political strategy in the 1990s, through the analysis of 1) factors that influenced the strengthening of the consolidation of the conservative movement in the early 1990s, 2) the reaction of the Right to the implementation of the "Contract with America" in 1994, and 3) discussions that was unfolded between the leaders of the conservative movement during the election campaigns of 1992, 1996 and 2000. The analyzed material allows to conclude that 1990s became a period when a new kind of conservative model of social policy is taking shape as a real alternative to the social-liberal model. The new tendencies manifested in the conservative movement were incorporated into the conservative version of the “welfare state”. The scientific novelty of this work is also in the investigation of the social policy of conservatives alongside with the evolution of the conservative movement.

scholarly journals Fundamentos constitucionais da proteção social: continuidades e ruturas

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Rita Ferreira ◽  
Daniel Carolo ◽  
Mariana Trigo Pereira ◽  
Pedro Adão e Silva
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Political Action ◽  
The Political ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Universal Principles ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Choices ◽  
The Right

This article discusses the ways in which the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic has embodied to the political choices made during the process of creating and defining a democratic welfare state and how the various constitutional principles are reflected in the architecture of the system and have gradually changed over the years. The authors argue that when Portugal transitioned to democracy, unlike other areas of the country’s social policies the social security system retained some of its earlier organising principles. Having said this, this resilience on the part of the Portuguese system’s Bismarckian template has not prevented social protection from expanding here in accordance with universal principles, and has given successive governments manoeuvring room in which to define programmatically distinct policies and implement differentiated reformist strategies. The paper concludes by arguing that while the Constitution has not placed an insurmountable limit on governments’ political action, it has served as a point of veto, namely by means of the way in which the Constitutional Court has defended the right to social protection, be it in the form of social insurance, be it in the imposition of certain social minima.

scholarly journals INFORMATIZATION OF SOCIAL PROVIDING AS A MAIN ELEMENT IN THE FORMATION OF DIGITAL ECONOMY

2020 ◽  
pp. 95-106
Author(s):  
Halyna KULYNA ◽  
Nataliya NALUKOVA
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
The State ◽  
Information Space ◽  
Digital Society ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
The Social

Introduction. In the conditions of digital society formation, the informatization of the social security sphere is a necessary component and guarantee of successful implementation of social policy aimed at quality and timely satisfaction of citizens' needs. Therefore, a prerequisite for the effective functioning of social protection and public service authorities is the development and technical innovation of social services and channels for their implementation through automated information systems, should be consistent with the innovation strategy of development of the social sphere as a composite digital economy of the state. Purpose is to substantiate the expediency of application of the newest digital technologies in the sphere of social security and novelization of social services on this basis, as well as to reveal features and advantages of social protection of the population through automated information systems and channels of their implementation. Results. The necessity and role of informatization in the modern digital society and the main challenges that lead to its implementation in the field of social security have been substantiated. The key automated information systems, which contribute to the construction of a common information space of the social sphere and allow to increase social protection of the population in domestic conditions, as well as the emergence of a new service-oriented social service with a wide range of information and communication services, have been analyzed. The necessity of training and retraining of highly qualified creative specialists of new specialties was noted and generalized principles of systems of skills development in the conditions of informatization, which are important in the selection of social workers, were defined. Conclusions. Social protection and social welfare institutions, when formulating their own strategies, should consider the information and communications technology vector of development as an essential means of improving their functioning, since this will determine the effectiveness of social policy implementation in the State and the level of satisfaction of citizens with social services. The results of informatization of social processes are manifested in the implementation of automated information systems and the construction of a single unified information space of social security, the development of new service products, electronic filing of documentation and simplification of procedures for obtaining social security, transparency of social security and, as a result, successful social policy.

Protection of the right to social security of the migrant worker in international law

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-148
Author(s):  
Kehinde Anifalaje
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
International Law ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Migrant Worker ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Domestic Legislation ◽  
The Right ◽  
International Instruments

The right to social security is recognised as a basic human right in a number of international instruments. While most nations give recognition to social security rights and generally enforce them within the dictates of domestic legislation to their nationals, the narrative is different for non-nationals, particularly the migrant worker. The article examines the measures that have been deployed at international and regional levels to protect the social security rights of migrant workers, with particular attention to the regular ones. It argues that a number of factors, including the doctrines of territoriality and nationality, account for the marginalisation of the migrant worker in the enforcement of these rights. Some migrant-specific international instruments and series of bilateral and multilateral agreements to overcome these perceived challenges are being hindered by the low number of ratifying countries and disparities in the design and level of development of schemes for specific branches of social security across countries. The article concludes that the social security right of the migrant worker would be enhanced if more countries ratify, domesticate and enforce relevant international instruments on the social security rights of the migrant worker and complement same by a much more coordinated bilateral and multilateral social security agreements.

Social Policy Digest NUMBER ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE May to July 1997

1998 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-121
Author(s):  
FRAN BENNETT
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Race Relations ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Income Maintenance

Contents1 Social security and income maintenance2 Health care3 Education4 Housing and environment5 Personal social services6 Law and the treatment of the offender7 Unemployment and the labour market8 Race relations9 The voluntary sector10 Local government11 Gender12 Demography

Social Policy Digest NUMBER ONE HUNDRED AND NINE May to July 1998

1999 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-138
Author(s):  
FRAN BENNETT
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Race Relations ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Income Maintenance

Contents1 Social security and income maintenance2 Health care3 Education4 Housing and environment5 Personal social services6 Law and the treatment of the offender7 Unemployment and the labour market8 Race relations9 The voluntary sector10 Local government11 Gender12 Demography

The Adequacy of the Social Security System in Belgium, 1976–1985

1989 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herman Deleeck
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Security ◽  
European Community ◽  
Major Part ◽  
Social Security System ◽  
Security System ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University ◽  
Broad Outline

ABSTRACTFor over 15 years the Centre for Social Policy at the University of Antwerp has been involved in research on social security. More specifically, it has tried to develop research methodologies which would make it possible to quantify the adequacy of the social security system in Belgium, and to assess its impact on the income of households. The first part of this article provides a broad outline of the social security system in Belgium. The second and major part presents the main results of the research. The same methodology and the same standardised presentation of results is currently being used in a comparative study financed by the Commission of the European Community and undertaken by research groups in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Ireland, Spain and Greece.

scholarly journals Heading for Retirement? National Insurance, State Pensions, and the Future of the Contributory Principle in the UK

2004 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN HILLS
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Flat Rate ◽  
National Insurance ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Total State ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Right ◽  
State Pension

This article discusses the implications of the decline of National Insurance in Britain, witnessed by its declining share of social security spending and steady dilution of the ‘contributory principle’ on which it was originally based. This decline is not accidental: under governments of the Left, arguments for inclusion have predominated, non-contributory benefits expanded and contribution conditions softened; under those of the Right, limited resources have been focused on the poorest through means-testing. From this starting point, the strong arguments in principle for social insurance look much weaker. However, there are also reasons why the system has not been swept away, notably the way in which most of it concerns already accrued state pension rights.The effect of current plans for state pensions is to restore something closer to a flat rate state pension, but with significant complexity. The article suggests a way in which a more transparent system could guarantee a total state pension at a fixed percentage of average earnings. Other National Insurance benefits could either be separated from pensions and absorbed within other working age social security, or the scope of National Insurance could be maintained, but based on a test of participation, not past contributions.

Social Policy Digest NUMBER ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN August to October 1999

2000 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-328
Author(s):  
FRAN BENNETT
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Race Relations ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Income Maintenance

Contents1 Social security and income maintenance2 Health (formerly Health care)3 Education4 Housing and environment5 Personal social services6 Law and the treatment of the offender7 Unemployment and the labour market8 Race relations9 The voluntary sector10 Government (formerly Local government)11 Gender12 Demography

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