El Plan Beveridge.docx -

: Expanded social security to include unemployment, sickness, and maternity benefits, as well as old-age pensions.

The plan was built on three guiding principles to ensure a "national minimum" standard of living for every citizen: el plan beveridge.docx

The (officially titled Social Insurance and Allied Services ) was a landmark 1942 government document that laid the foundation for the modern British welfare state. It aimed to provide a comprehensive social security system that protected citizens "from the cradle to the grave". The "Five Giants" and maternity benefits