Question 7 What is welfare? What makes Australia a welfare state? Minimum of 3 sentences required.

Student’s response

Welfare

Welfare can be interpreted in narrow and broad way, in a narrow way welfare means a service that is provided to people who are in need. While in a broad way it means to promote the services for social well being.

Australia works on broad welfare, it performs two main functions like redistribution and the piggy-bank function. Australia is considered a welfare state because it provides a range of social welfare programs and services to its citizens. These programs are designed to promote social and economic equality, reduce poverty, and provide support to those who are most in need. The Australian welfare state includes programs such as universal healthcare (Medicare), income support (Centrelink), and public education. The government funds these programs through taxation and other revenue streams, and they are available to all citizens regardless of income or socioeconomic status.