New ambitions for our country: a new contract for welfare; presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Social Security and the Minister for Welfare Reform by Command of Her Majesty, March 1998
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Social Security
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 102p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Green paper marking the beginning of a debate on reform of the welfare state. The principles guiding the proposed reforms are a system rebuilt around work and security - 'work for those who can; security for those who can't'. Contains chapters on: the background to reform; the four ages of welfare; the importance of work; new partnerships for welfare; the importance of welfare services; support for disabled people; support for families and children; attacking social exclusion; rooting out fraud; a modern service; and the fourth age - 'Welfare 2020'.
- Subject terms:
- joint working, physical disabilities, policy formulation, social exclusion, social policy, welfare state, benefits, children, families, employment, government policy;
- Content type:
- government publication
- Series name:
- (Cm 3805)
- ISBN print:
- 0 11 138052 6