Has the welfare state created a dependency culture

This essay about has the welfare state created a welfare dependency culture is going to look at single parents who are trying to go back to work, job seekers allowance, one of new labours Christians, Frank Field, Bill Jordan and Marsland. Firstly In order to answer this question the essay will look at what is meant by the words welfare dependency. Welfare dependency is a situation where people on welfare, such as those receiving unemployment …

…cheat the system), but what is the alternative? Leave people who are unemployed without money, without any chance of basic survival for food/clothing/housing, which are needed for people. Ok, people may cheat the system, but the government is clamping down as much as possible on this. But the welfare state is needed because some people cannot help not being employed, it is a fact of life - sometimes people cannot get a job.