Which of the following are the characteristic features of ‘social assistance’ ? a. It is fully financed…
Social assistance is a non-contributory welfare device financed wholly by the State out of general tax revenues (a), providing relief for immediate/short-term contingencies…
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Which of the following are the characteristic features of ‘social assistance’ ? a. It is fully financed by the State. b. Benefits provided under the scheme is for a short duration. c. The Financial resources of social assistance scheme is for a short duration of time. d. Social assistance is substitutive rather than supplemental to social insurance.
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Correct answer C
Social assistance is a non-contributory welfare device financed wholly by the State out of general tax revenues (a), providing relief for immediate/short-term contingencies and destitution (b) based on periodic budgetary appropriations (c). Statement (d) is false because, as recognized by the ILO and the Beveridge Report, social assistance is supplemental—not substitutive—to social insurance.
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