Topic 6 - The welfare state and social problems

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• 2. long-term dependency on welfare benefits and the deliberate avoidance of work (10, 7)
• 3. financial and other support provided by local councils, including housing benefit, council tax benefit, education benefits and social services (5, 8)
• 4. the way people behave towards others about whom they hold prejudiced attitudes; unequal treatment given by one group of people towards another (14)
• 5. the lowest hourly, daily or monthly wage that employers may legally pay to employees or workers (7, 4)
• 6. ituation where, if a person takes a job, they end up no better off (or even worse off) because the extra income disqualifies them from claiming social security benefits or raises their tax liability (7, 4)
• 7. occurs when a person is treated less favourably because they have complained about discrimination (13)
• 8. provision made by government for the welfare or well-being of its citizens, through education, housing, healthcare, pensions, and a range of other benefits, such as unemployment insurance and sick leave. (7, 5)
• 9. the percentage of economically active people who are unemployed (12, 4)
• 10. the use of a means test (or an income test) to assess whether a person needs financial support before they receive help from public funds; how much money they get (if any) depends on their income and savings (5, 6, 8)