Salient Features of India constitution especially power and functions
Historical development of social work in uk
1. HISTORY OF SOCIAL WORK IN U.K
UNDER GUIDANCE OF-
• DR.R.K BHARTI
• (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR)
MADE BY-
• ANJALI
• MSW 1 SEM
• DR.B.R AMBEDKAR
UNIVERSITY AGRA
3. INTRODUCTION
• It is believed that the history of social work
may actually have begun with the dawn of
human race. In earlier time, there were
organized structure like churches and religious
institutions which worked for the vulnerable
members. Religious teacher and priests
started providing help to poor, aged,
handicapped and similar individuals. such
helping activities were based on contribution
by riches.
4. CHRISTIANS PERIOD
This period has wide effect on overall
England.Within the christian churches,there were
six specific roles that can be classified as social
welfare related.
1-DEACONS
2-DEACONESSES
3-SUBDEACONS
4-EXCORCISTS
5-FOSSORS
6-PARABALANI
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• Many goods and services were provided under
the direction of bishop founded by churches
included-
• 1- Burial of those who died whether christian
or not.
• 2- Care for widowed,elderly and orphans.
• 3- Rescue and adoption of abandoned infants.
• 5- Support for people impriosned due to
religious beliefs.
6. STATE INTERVENTION
• Upto 14th century,the king of England and its
parliament does not get involved in helping
activities of the religious institutions.But with the
abolition of landlord system,a major problem of
unemployment, no of beggars rose up and a
major plague struck England during this time
which wiped 1/3rd of England population.
• All these conditions forced the British King
Edward 3rd to enforce the famous Statute Of
Labourers in 1349.
7. STATUTE OF LABOURERS 1349
• Under this act it is made obligatory for an
unemployed person to accept the offer of job.
• It become the first state land law in the field
of providing help to poor.
8. LAW BY BRITISH KING HENRY VII
• In 1531 British King Henry 7th announced a new law
which became the first British Law to be considered as
a constructive contribution in area of helping poor.
• Under this act, city mayors and justice peace were
assigned the responsibility of obtaining knowledge
about poor and issuing license for begging in an
assigned area,barring them to move in other areas.
• This act was a symbol that state accepted the problems
faced by poors and took responsibility for providing
help.
9. LAW ANNOUNCED IN 1536
• Another law was announced in 1536 which unfolded the
first state plan of public assistance in England.
• Major provision of this act was-
1. Locals officials will collect fund through church which will
be used to help the needy.
2. Justice and other land officials were employed to take
away children in age group 5-14 if found begging and
place them with citizens accepting responsibility of their
maintainance.
3. Able bodied beggars will be punished.
4. Poor will be given help in their own parish after
registration,if they had been living in parish for not less
than 3 years.
10. ELIZABETHAN POOR LAW
• In year 1601 Elizabethan Poor Law came into
existence,and established a criteria for
providing relief to the poor which continued
to operate for next 300 years.
• Major provisions of this poor law 1601 was-
1. Principle of family responsibility- Official help
was available to only those whose family
itself was not in position to provide needed
help.
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• 2-Poors were classified into 3 main categories-
- Able-bodied poor – These were to kept in work house
or correctional houses and forced to work.
- The impotent poor- Who were not able to work ,such
poor kept in alms houses or were given outdoor relief
in case they had place to live.
- Dependent children- Who were to be given to a person
willing to take care of them without demanding any
charges from state and if no person came forward such
person were given to lowest bidder for whom they had
to work till age of 24 for male and 21 for female
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• 3- Children’s living with family or relative who
themselves were given raw material for
cottage industry.
• 4- Poor tax depending upon basis of property
and collected by overseer of the poor was the
source of financing these relief programmes.
13. POOR LAW REFORM OF 1834
• In 1834 a new legislation ‘The New Poor Law’
was passed,which reduced the expenditure on
poor-relief by 1/3rd .
• 200 new work home were established and the
existing one improved.
14. POOR LAW COMMISSION OF 1905
• In the very beginning of the 20th century,the
extent of unemployment and poverty further
increased, and a large no of poor began to
demand poor relief which the existing relief
programmes were unable to meet.
• For solution of these Royal commission made
several recommendation resulted in framing of
new legislative measure for the poor.
• Such as Unemployed workmen act,1905 ,Labour
exchange act,1909 and many more.
15. THE BEVERIDGE REPORT
• During 2nd world itself England brought about
revolutionary changes in social welfare programmes.
• In 1941 an inter-departmental commission on social
insurance and allied services was appointed under Sir
William Beveridge the objective of this commission
was to make survey of the structure and efficiency of
social services of England and recommend proper
course of action.
• This commission put forward its opinion that in
addition to ‘Needs’,4 giant evils – Diseases, Ignorance,
Squalor and Idleness are major hurdles in area of
human welfare.
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• Programmes recommended by Beveridge
Report-
a) Social insurance
b) Public assistance
c) Children’s allowance
d) Comprehensive free health and rehabilitation
services
e) Maintenance of full employment
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• The Beveridge Report laid down 6 basic principles
for these programmes which are as follows-
1. United administration.
2. Comprehensive coverage.
3. Flat rate of benefits.
4. Adequacy of all benefits to meet basic needs of
recipients.
5. Classification of population.
18. CONCLUSION
• It can be concluded that in UK Christianity
played an important role in developing the
social work concept and from there on social
work had gone through many stages.Many
laws had been passed to improve the life of
poor and needy, thus we can see social work
has completely changed the UK society.
