After The War British Social Assistance System

The social succor is the most basic item in the modern social security system, it Composes modern social security system together with soeial insurance, social welfare ete. The Category of social sueeor have evolved from traditional social relief. The British social succor system has age-old development history and experienced different development stages.The problem of vagabonds became very serious in Great Britain in early modern times. The government legislated to deal with this problem. The principles of the Poor Law continued to play a role from the 18th centurie to the 19th century. In 1948, the United Kingdom passes and executes the law of national rescues, thereby, which establish a eitizen succor system formally. This system Produces active effect to ensure the living standard of British, ensure the stability of BritainSince the middle and later of 1990's, in order to eliminate the defect of "encouraging lazy but punishing diligent" which lied in the social succor system, one of trends of social succor system reform is to strengthened work requirement to welfare recipient in UK. The policies include enhancing returns to work, introduction of statutory requirements for job search and take up of employment opportunities, and the use of sanctions for noncompliance with these new requirements.First, this text analyses the connotation and theory reliance of social succor system; and studies the building, development and reform of United Kingdom's social succor system. Since the end of the Second World War, the status of service oriented social succor has risen continuously, but the status of cash social succor has descended gradually.At the same time, this text studies deeply the stage characteristic of United Kingdom's social succor system during indifferent period. In general, the British social succor system pay close attention to the efficiency, and the Qualification examination has tended to be strictly graduallyAt last, this text introduce the succor policies which in accordance with different objects, such as the aged, the disabled, the unempolyed, and so on. This text appraises objectively the function and troubles of British social succor system, and analyse its prospect.