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system for the poor 21 22 ancient greek city states provided free medical services for the poor and slaves 23 from the 14th century onward the governments of the italian city states began to partner with the church to provide welfare and education to the lower classes 24 in the 18th century according to one study the qing dynasty had the most elaborate relief system in world history based on state and local granaries that were used in times of shortage to stabilize food prices and provide relief to the urban and rural poor this system however was weakened after imperialism entered china following the 1840 opium war and the taiping rebellion 1850 1860 which resulted in a crisis in the qing dynasty following the foundation of the republic in 1912 and the following years of civil wars and warlordism the state granary system became almost non existent 25 throughout the history of the byzantine empire various social welfare services and institutions were established 26 135 136 provision was also made for the state to provide food and clothing for children that parents were unable to bring up due to indigence 26 137 in ancient india kings are said to have kept special granary stores to help people in times of need and also according to one study provided poor persons with food and seed corn to enable them to start farming 27 in later protestant european nations such as the dutch republic welfare was managed by local guilds until the abolition of the guild system in the early 19th century 28 29 in the free imperial cities of the holy roman empire the city governments in cities like nuremberg could take control of the collection and distribution of public welfare 30 31 in 1520 martin luther called for in an appeal to the christian nobility of the german nation the abolition of begging and provisions for those in need in 1523 following a request by the citizens of leisnig in saxony luther devised a plan for a common chest under which there shall be ordered for god s house and kept in place for all time two casks or council chests in which bread cheese eggs meat and other food and provisions shall be placed and there shall also be a box or two wherein money may be put for the upkeep of the common chest 32 reflecting luther s views in 1522 the wittenberg church order set up a common chest for welfare work which provided various means of support for the poor 33 34 in france in 1536 as noted by one study francis i ordered each parish to register its poor and provide for the impotent from contributed funds prior to this systems of organized relief had been set up in rouen lyons and paris 35 also in regards to europe one historian has argued that the dutch were also renowned for their support of the virtuous poor and the young in need 36 various forms of social welfare were also established in the inca empire 37 38 39 the aztec empire 40 41 the ottoman empire 42 43 and in precolonial africa 44 under the mughal emperor akbar agricultural loans were provided together with tax remissions in cases of crop failure 45 the seventh century caliph umar implemented a form of zakat one of the five pillars of islam as a codified universal social security tax 13 traditionally estimated at 2 5 of an individual s assets government zakat funds were distributed to various groups of muslims including impoverished people and those in severe debt 46 47 the collection of zakat increased during the umayyad and abbasid caliphates though the zakat system was frequently inefficient and corrupt islamic jurists often instructed muslims to distribute money to the needy directly instead to maximize its impact 48 likewise in jewish tradition charity represented by tzedakah is a matter of religious obligation rather than benevolence contemporary charity is regarded as a continuation of the biblical maaser ani or poor tithe as well as biblical practices such as permitting the poor to glean the corners of a field and harvest during the shmita sabbatical year there is relatively little statistical data on transfer payments before the high middle ages in the medieval period and until the industrial revolution the function of welfare payments in europe was achieved through private giving or charity through numerous confraternities and activities of different religious orders early welfare programs in europe included the english poor relief act 1601 which gave parishes the responsibility for providing welfare payments to the poor 49 this system was substantially modified by the 19th century poor law amendment act 1834 which introduced the system of workhouses anarchist protest against welfare cuts and austerity slovenia 2012 it was predominantly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that an organized system of state welfare provision was introduced in many countries otto von bismarck chancellor of germany introduced one of the first welfare systems for the working classes 50 in great britain the liberal government of henry campbell bannerman and david lloyd george introduced the national insurance system in 1911 51 a system later expanded by clement attlee modern welfare states include germany france the netherlands 52 as well as the nordic countries such as iceland sweden norway denmark and finland 53 which employ a system known as the nordic model esping andersen classified the most developed welfare state systems into three categories social democratic conservative and liberal 54 a report published by the ilo in 2014 estimated only 27 of the world population has access to comprehensive social security 55 the world bank s 2019 world development report argues that the traditional payroll based model of many kinds of social insurance are increasingly challenged by working arrangements outside standard employment contracts 50 forms edit see also welfare state forms welfare can take a variety of forms such as monetary payments subsidies and vouchers or housing assistance welfare systems differ from country to country but welfare is commonly provided to individuals who are unemployed those with illness or disability the elderly those with dependent children and veterans programs may have a variety of conditions for a person to receive welfare social insurance state sponsored programs based partly on individual and employer contributions paid towards benefits such as healthcare unemployment payments and old age pensions means tested benefits financial assistance provided for those who are unable to cover basic needs such as food clothing and housing due to poverty or lack of income because of unemployment sickness disability or caring for children while assistance is often in the form of financial payments those eligible for social welfare can usually access health and educational services free of charge the amount of support is enough to cover basic needs and eligibility is often subject to a comprehensive and complex assessment of an applicant s social and financial situation see also income support non contributory benefits several countries have special schemes administered with no requirement for contributions and no means test for people in certain categories of need such as veterans of armed forces people with disabilities and very old people discretionary benefits some schemes are based on the decision of an official such as a social worker universal or categorical benefits also known as demogrants these are non contributory benefits given for whole sections of the population without a means test such as family allowances or the public pension in new zealand known as new zealand superannuation see also the alaska permanent fund dividend welfare to work this is when the government provides welfare benefits to the recipient while the recipient is required to take paid work or in some cases compulsory education the idea is to assist welfare recipients in moving from government assistance to employment and achieving self sufficiency 12 56 not all citizens use their social rights selective social rights have higher non take up rate than universal social rights due to the complexity of the information and the bureaucracy 57 sometimes people need the help of other people to mediate their rights 58 perceptions edit according to a 2012 review study whether a welfare program generates public support depends on 59 whether the program is universal or targeted towards certain groups the size of the social program benefits larger benefits incentivize greater mobilization to defend a social program the visibility and traceability of the benefits whether recipients know where the benefits come from the proximity and concentration of the beneficiaries this affects the ease by which beneficiaries can organize to protect a social program the duration of the benefits longer benefits incentivize greater mobilization to defend a social program the manner in which a program is administered whether the program is inclusive and follow principles pope francis has referred to welfare projects as valuable only as temporary or provisional responses to the problems of poverty lasting and equitable structural changes are also needed to avoid dependence on welfare 60 differences in the transparency of individual welfare contributions and employer contributions through payroll taxes affects politics 61 62 social protection edit main article social protection in developing countries formal social security arrangements are often absent for the vast majority of the working population in part due to reliance on the informal economy additionally the state s capacity to reach people may be limited because of its limited infrastructure and resources in this context social protection is often referred to instead of social security encompassing a broader set of means such as labour market intervention and local community based programs to alleviate poverty and provide security against things like unemployment 63 64 65 welfare reform edit welfare reforms are changes in the operation of a given welfare system aimed at improving the efficiency equity and administration of government assistance programs reform programs may have a various aims sometimes the focus is on reducing or increasing the welfare state and at other times reforms may aim to ensure greater fairness and effectiveness at the same total welfare spending classical liberals neoliberals right wing libertarians and conservatives generally criticize welfare and other tax funded services for reducing incentives to work exacerbating the free rider problem and redistribution on the other hand in their criticism of capitalism both social democrats and other socialists generally criticize welfare reforms that minimize the public safety net and strengthen the capitalist economic system welfare reform is constantly debated because of the varying opinions on a government s need to balance providing guaranteed welfare benefits and promoting self sufficiency by country edit further information welfare state by country australia edit main article social security in australia before 1900 in australia charitable assistance from benevolent societies sometimes with financial contributions from the authorities was the primary means of relief for people not able to support themselves 66 the 1890s economic depression and the rise of the trade unions and the labor parties during this period led to a movement for welfare reform 67 in 1900 the states of new south wales and victoria enacted legislation introducing non contributory pensions for those aged 65 and over queensland legislated a similar system in 1907 before the australian labor commonwealth government led by andrew fisher introduced a national aged pension under the invalid and old aged pensions act 1908 a national invalid disability pension was started in 1910 and a national maternity allowance was introduced in 1912 66 68 during the second world war australia under a labor government created a welfare state by enacting national schemes for child endowment in 1941 superseding the 1927 new south wales scheme a widows pension in 1942 superseding the new south wales 1926 scheme a wife s allowance in 1943 additional allowances for the children of pensioners in 1943 and unemployment sickness and special benefits in 1945 superseding the queensland 1923 scheme 66 68 canada edit main article social programs in canada canada has a welfare state in the european tradition however it is not referred to as welfare but rather as social programs in canada welfare usually refers specifically to direct payments to poor individuals as in the american usage and not to healthcare and education spending as in the european usage 69 the canadian social safety net covers a broad spectrum of programs and because canada is a federation many are run by the provinces canada has a wide range of government transfer payments to individuals which totaled 145 billion in 2006 70 only social programs that direct funds to individuals are included in that cost programs such as medicare and public education are additional costs generally speaking before the great depression most social services were provided by religious charities and other private groups changing government policy between the 1930s and 1960s saw the emergence of a welfare state similar to many western european countries most programs from that era are still in use although many were scaled back during the 1990s as government priorities shifted towards reducing debt and deficits china edit this paragraph is an excerpt from welfare in china edit welfare in the people s republic of china is linked to the hukou system of household registration those holding non agricultural hukou status have access to a number of programs provided by the government such as healthcare employment retirement pensions housing and education while rural residents traditionally were expected to provide for themselves 71 in 2014 the chinese communist party announced reforms aimed at providing rural citizens access to historically urban social programs 72 czech republic edit social welfare in czech republic is outlined in a series of social policies as is the tradition in europe their goal is primarily preventing but also mitigating social situations individuals may find themselves in through their lives the social welfare is provided through social including pension insurance sick insurance not to be confused with health insurance public policy related to unemployment and low income benefits which are financed through the government budget and health insurance which is financed through an array of insurance companies 73 therefore the social welfare program is usually separated into three categories health insurance social insurance and social benefits support social insurance is a type of statutory insurance that provides citizens for a future unforeseen social event such as unemployment or disability that would prevent an individual from working but also 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