scholarly journals MASALAH KESEJAHTERAAN SOSIAL MIGRAN

Sosio Informa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Karinina
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Social Safety Net ◽  
The Social ◽  
Rice Price ◽  
Children Education

This paper concerned with the condition of the social welfare problems of the low incomemigrants living in Prawirodirjan Yogyakarta. The case study of that migrants showed that theirmain social welfare problems related to low income for supporting their family , such as children education fee, and inappropriate house to stay. Although they tried to cope with those problems, but most of them had no successful yet. Social services both from local and national government had not been specially programmed for them. Nevertheless, some of them gained several services which were integrated in public social welfare programmes through "social safety net programmes" in the form of health services, school fee , low cost rice price, etc.Key Words: empowering, social welfare, migrant.

Securing the Safety Net: Lessons From Nonprofit Organizations on TANF Access During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 104438942110295
Author(s):  
Stephanie Holcomb ◽  
Jessica L. Roman ◽  
Sabrina Rodriguez ◽  
Andrea Hetling
Keyword(s):  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Protective Layer ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Public Agencies ◽  
Social Safety Net ◽  
Assistance Programs ◽  
The Social ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Temporary Assistance

The functioning of the U.S. social safety net as a support for low-income families depends on various means-tested programs and a system of both public agencies and nonprofit organizations. Using in-depth interviews ( n = 5) and a survey of nonprofit employees ( n = 73), we seek to understand the role of nonprofits in promoting equitable access to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Our findings reveal that public assistance programs are a necessary support for families, but that access is not always easy or equitable, and nonprofits form a protective layer of support providing resources and guidance for those most in need. Implications for policy and partnerships between the various components of the social safety net are discussed.

scholarly journals Social Policy Responses to the Covid-19 Crisis in China in 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quan Lu ◽  
Zehao Cai ◽  
Bin Chen ◽  
Tao Liu
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
Chinese Society ◽  
Social Suffering ◽  
The Social ◽  
Major Player

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic has catapulted China into a serious social and political crisis. This article focuses upon how Chinese social policy has responded to the Covid-19 crisis. It reveals that the Chinese welfare state has woven a comprehensive social safety net to mitigate the social suffering of Chinese society in the mid- and post-crisis periods. Different types of social policy programs have been combined and synthesized, including social insurance, social assistance, and social welfare arrangements. Facing the challenges of the new risks caused by the pandemic, the collaboration of the Chinese state and intermediary social welfare organizations has played a crucial role in providing both cash benefits and social services (benefits in kind). For the first time, social policy in China has acted as a major player for coping with the negative outcomes of a pandemic. This article concludes that the pandemic-related crisis has justified an interventionist approach and logic, driven by the state’s welfare system, which favors a model of “big government”. However, this model also requires justification and legitimation.

scholarly journals The Great Recession and the Social Safety Net

2013 ◽  
Vol 650 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Moffitt
Keyword(s):  
Income Distribution ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Social Safety Net ◽  
Demographic Groups ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
The Social ◽  
Per Capita

The social safety net responded in significant and favorable ways during the Great Recession. Aggregate per capita expenditures in safety net programs grew significantly, with particularly strong growth in the SNAP, EITC, UI, and Medicaid programs. The increase in transfers was widely shared across demographic groups, including families with and without children, and single-parent and two-parent families. Transfers grew as well among families with more employed members and with fewer employed members. In the low-income population, however, the increase in transfer amounts was not strongly progressive across income classes, with transfers to those just below or above the poverty line increasing slightly, compared to those at the bottom of the income distribution. This was mainly because of the EITC program, which provides greater benefits to those with higher family earnings. The expansions of SNAP and UI benefitted those at the bottom of the income distribution to a greater extent.

The U.S. Welfare State Is Minimal

2021 ◽  
pp. 99-105
Author(s):  
Mark Robert Rank ◽  
Lawrence M. Eppard ◽  
Heather E. Bullock
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Safety Net ◽  
Welfare Benefits ◽  
The Social ◽  
Welfare Expenditures ◽  
The U.S

Chapter 13 examines the size of the social safety net in the United States. Compared with European and other OECD countries, the United States has a fairly small safety net. The amount spent is approximately 2 percent of our GDP. In particular, programs aimed at protecting children from poverty are minimal. These programs have also been reduced over time, especially since the 1996 welfare reform changes. Challenging the myth of the bloated welfare state requires tackling multiple intersecting misperceptions, including erroneous portrayals of U.S. welfare expenditures as exorbitant and low-income programs as driving up the national debt. It will also require shattering myths that legitimize keeping welfare benefits low.

scholarly journals Resident Evaluation and Expectation of Social Services in Guangzhou

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ka Ho Mok ◽  
Genghua Huang
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Resident Evaluation ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Unit System ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government

China's welfare system is a typical “residual welfare regime”, which did not manifest too many flaws in the planned economy era. However, economic reform and market-oriented transformations in recent decades have shaken the original well-balanced “residual” and “needs” pattern. The decline of the “work unit system” has led to two consequences: First, it radically transformed the social and economic structures, which gave rise to increased and diversified needs of social welfare. Second, the government is being pressed to shoulder more responsibility for social welfare provisions. This article adopts a case study approach to examine changing social welfare needs and expectations in Guangzhou, a relatively developed city in southern China. With particular focus on the major strategies adopted by the Guangzhou government in addressing people's welfare needs, this article critically examines how far the new measures have met the changing welfare expectations of citizens in mainland China.

scholarly journals Walking a Tightrope: Using Financial Diaries to Investigate Day-to-Day Financial Decisions and the Social Safety Net of the Financially Excluded

2020 ◽  
Vol 689 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-64
Author(s):  
Olga Biosca ◽  
Neil McHugh ◽  
Fatma Ibrahim ◽  
Rachel Baker ◽  
Tim Laxton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Social Safety Net ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Financial Decisions ◽  
Financial Exclusion ◽  
The Social

Financially vulnerable, low-income individuals are more likely to experience financial exclusion as they are unable to access financial services that meet their needs. How do they cope with economic instability, and what is the role of social networks in their coping strategies? Using financial diaries, we explore the day-to-day monetary transactions (n = 16,889) of forty-five low-to-moderate income individuals with restricted access to mainstream lending in Glasgow, UK, over a six-month period. Our sample includes users of microcredit and financial advice, as well as nonusers of these services. Findings reveal that informal lending to avoid the pernicious effects of short-term illiquidity was pervasive among these individuals. However, taking informal loans often strains valuable social capital and keeps people from building up a formal credit footprint. Our findings suggest that financially vulnerable populations would benefit from policies that focus on alternative financial mechanisms to help stabilize income-insecure individuals in the short-term.

Caught in the Net: The Impact of Changes to Canadian Employment Insurance Legislation on Part-time Workers

2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norene Pupo ◽  
Ann Duffy
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Social Safety Net ◽  
Employment Insurance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Canadian Context ◽  
Insurance Programme ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Industrialised Countries ◽  
The Impact

Throughout Western highly industrialised countries, there has been a marked shift toward more conservative social policies signalling a dismantling of the welfare state as part of the process of globalisation. This paper examines the aetiology of the (un)employment insurance programme in the Canadian context. Recently, legislators have tightened eligibility rules, lowered earnings replacement rates and altered coverage requirements. While these changes signal a shredding of the social safety net, they differentially impact on certain segments of the population. Despite official pronouncements of fairness, employment insurance changes intensify the subordination women experience in the paid labour force.

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