The Welfare State in Britain

The Welfare State in Britain set a good example for the rest of Europe. It protected the lives of  citizens and also gave them equality and freedom. Britain believed that they were responsible in ensuring that their citizens did not live in poverty. The welfare state began in Britain when David Lloyd George ensured health insurance and unemployment benefits with the National Insurance Act of 1911. The National Insurance Act benefited people in poverty and also people who worked in places such as factories. Sir William Beveridge was a professional that aided individuals that were in need of help, or poverty struck. He volunteered for the poor by setting up the National Insurance plan. The national insurance plan provided benefits for the weak, retired, unemployed, sick and widowed. Sir William Beverudge's universal child benefit aided parents and also working class women. This plan enabled women to raise their children and gave benefits to their families'. Overall, the Welfare State established in Britain was a benefit to everyone.