ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book is concerned with the development of social security in the country from the Beveridge Report onwards and it is aimed mainly at social science students and social work students. It examines the recommendations of the Beveridge Report and how and why they were or were not implemented in the immediate post-war years. The book also examines the development of social security during the 20-year period. It attempts briefly to look at some of the possible changes in social security. The book discusses the general problems affecting all social security benefits, e.g. their scope as regards persons, risks and level of benefits, the administrative machinery and the financial considerations. It provides a discussion on the role of the state in social security provision.
