Problem
Dependence on social welfare
Other Names:
Dependence on social securityDebilitating effects of social welfare
Unmotivating welfare dependence
Welfare weakened initiative
Dependence on government welfare benefits
Destructive welfarism
Welfare payments deter re-employment
Welfare entitlement mentality
Nature:
Welfare systems tend to create poverty rather than to diminish it, by exceeding their role of providing temporary relief to deserving unfortunates. Such systems encourage dependency and permanent entrapment.
Incidence:
In 1990 in the Netherlands, nearly one in seven members of the labour force claims to be incapacitated and unable to work. More than 100,000 extra people are so declared each year. A third of those claiming disability identify psychological reasons, including nervous exhaustion. Each receives 70% of their previous salary. A 1992 study found 13.5% of USA families on welfare in 1991, and forecasted an upward of one third of all American children dependent on welfare by the year 2010.
Broader Problems:
DependenceOverdependence on governmentDeficiencies in the welfare state Narrower Problems:
Voluntary unemploymentBelittling of grant recipientsThreatened species of Pipistrellus arielOver-acceptance of socio-economic dependency Related Problems:
Low self esteem Aggravates:
Abandoned elderlyCustodial democracyBenefit overpaymentsChildren of convenienceUnfair social security entitlementsInadequate sense of personal identityExcessive growth of social expenditureLack of individualism in capitalist systems Reduced By:
Restricted state support of the familyDecline in government health expenditure
Ineffective delivery of basic human resource services
Overemphasis on self-sufficiency with respect to interdependence
Strategies:
Certifying approval before childbirthAdopting appearance of povertyImproving strength of initiativeOvercoming debilitating situationsDepending on welfareDependingUsing social welfareDestroying individual willProviding social welfare Subject(s):
Commerce → CurrencyGovernment → Government
Psychology → Psychology
Social Activity → Employment
Social Activity → Welfare
Societal Problems → Dependence
Society → Social
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST