Chapter 4 The Welfare state – in practice

Exercises

1. FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE

age group facility, scheme or benefit

Babies and toddlers day care
free healthcare under the insurance of their parents
children’s supplement
clinic

School children and education

students free travel card
free library card
free healthcare under the insurance of their parents

Working adults social insurances

healthcare contributions,
income related contribution,
employees insurances
social services
rent supplement

Senior citizens healthcare contributions

General Old Age Pensions Act
General Survivors Act
rent supplement

2 WHICH BENEFIT?

benefit(s) reason for benefit

1. Vincent de Jong (52), a construction worker, has back WIA He is not able to work as a consequence
trouble. He can no longer work in the construction of long-term illness
branch.
2. Martine van Rooijen (39) works for an insurance WULBZ .She is sick and cannot work
company. This winter she had to stay home sick with
the flu.
3. Ria Vogels (35) is getting a divorce. She has never WWB She has neve worked so she must be
worked, and has to look after her two children. helped to get work
AKW She has to look over her children
 4. Harry Hendriks (36) has been looking after his three AKW He has to look over his children and
children since his wife died in a traffic accident. doesn’t earn anything
ANW He is a widower so he can get the
General Survivors Act
5. Tuncay Ozturk (21) took a job in a restaurant in Turkey WWB He cannot find a job himself and must be
after finishing his secondary vocational education and helped.
training (mbo). After returning to the Netherlands, he
could not find a job.

3. OVERVIEW OF SOCIAL SECURITY

Use chapter 4.3 (Social Security) and fill in this scheme