Retelling the

Historical Evolution of Social

Welfare

Presented by: Group 6

Agenda
Ancient Beginnings
English Social Welfare
American Social Welfare
Philippine Social Welfare
 Ancient Beginning
• They (missionaries) • According to
• Religion teachings, Martin Luther
particularly those of started charitable
institutions, which there should be a
the Jewish and "common chest"
Christian faiths, where later replaced
by "hospitals" for where food,
were the most money, and
potent motivator for elderly, the sick,
orphans, abandoned clothing could be
generosity and donated to help
compassion. chidren, and expectant
mothers. those in need.

• Benjamin Thompson • Juan Luis de Vives,

also built the military a Spanish
• The City of workhouse in Munich philosopher,
Elberfeld pioneered to stop able-bodied suggested that aid be
the concept of paupers from given through
begging. Both the vocational education,
purely public taxes Hamburg and Munich
being used to employment, and
relief programs were rehabilitation rather
finance relief. funded through taxes than the traditional
and the receipt of practice of giving out
free-will donations. alms.
 English Social Welfare
Initial Charities
- Religious orders and other
Religious Foundation church organizations
divested the parish church
of its
- Almsgiving was responsibilities for helping
focused on the donor's the needy in the 13th and
soul, not the 14th centuries, leading to the
recipient's. establishment of artisan and
commercial guilds for the
benefits of fraternity, mutual
aid, and fellowship.
New Poor Law The Welfare State
(1834) Timeline
- ensured the • Elizabethan Poor
housing, clothing, Law (1601)
and feeding of the - those who couldn't
workforce. work because of their
Moreover, age, disabilities, or
education illnesses received
was provided to kids relief.
living in workhouses.
Welfare State
- The Second World War
devastated Great Britain,
leading to the creation of new
priorities such as healthcare,
housing, education, and
employment benefits. The
Second World War led to the
establishment of the Welfare
State, which has had a
long-standing effect on British
society.
What is Welfare
State?
- The economic and
social welfare of its
citizens is protected
by the state under the
welfare state form of
governance.

 English Social Welfare
• Old Age Pensions Act • Trade Boards Act
(1908) - enacted a minimum wage.
- pensions for people over 70
Services' (1942)
were introduced. • National Insurance Act (1911)
- workers were given benefits
1909 for unemployment and were
• Labor Exchanges Act
shielded from losing
- established labor money if they were ill.
exchanges.
• Butler Act (1944)
• Widows', Orphans, and Old - guaranteed "secondary education
• Development and Road Age Contributory Pensions Act
Improvement Funds Act (1925)
- provided money for roadway - established widow's benefits
maintenance and repair. and provided pensions to those
over 65.
EMERGING CONCEPTS
England’s Social OF SOCIAL WELFARE
Security Program
• Principles of Investigation
• Social insurance • Individual Approach
(prototype of casework
• Family Allowance • Social Reform
• Charity Organization
Society (COS)
• Public assistance • Settlement House
- provides financial aid (Prototype of the Modern
to those in need. Day Community Center)
• Social Research
• Beveridge Report (1941)
• William Beveridge published
'Social Insurance and Allied
- It was known as the "Beveridge
Report" and functioned as the
Welfare State's
design manual.
for all." By implementing elementary
and
secondary education, the Act also
raised the school-leaving age.
• The Family Allowance Act
(1945)
- offered families child benefits.
• National Insurance Act
(1946)
- a financial safety net for the
sick and jobless.
• National Health Service Act
(1948)
- created a comprehensive
healthcare system for the
people of England and Wales.

 American Social Welfare

Birth of voluntary
organizations for
social welfare, such
as the Associated
Charities (1917)
Parens Patriae –
child welfare concept
Public welfare – that it is the duty of
beginning the government to
assumption by the place children in
government of its better circumstances,
responsibility for whenever the parents
social welfare. could not provide
adequate care
themselves

PRIVATE SOCIAL
Government Social
WELFARE– Associated PUBLIC WELFARE BOARD Welfare
Charities, Inc. of Manila was – created by the American
established by a group of 1. Pre-war trends, growth
Government in February 5, and development of child
Manila residents in 1917. Its 1915 with the passage of
objective was to assure Legislative Act No. 2510 to
welfare programs and
community responsibility for
coordinate, supervise, and services.
social welfare. 2. INSULAR BOARD –

regulate the work of all
OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC charitable agencies, and created by the Civil
WELARE COMMISSIONER - organizations, individuals Government to coordinate
created in 1921 under the and groups, public and and supervise private
supervision of the Department private, engaged in “social institutions engaged in
of Interior. services work.” welfare work.
 Philippine Social Welfare
Pre historic Period -
Pre historic filipino live SPANISH PERIOD - Sources of funding -
in small scattered basic philosophy religious orders,
communities located Religious was the contribution and
along mouths of rives motivating force for donations of rich
amd coastal plans. charity to do good individuals subsidy
Sources of policies, for others for the from the spanish
Maragtas code and government(in the
code of kalantiao. Basic salvation of their
souls. Philippines and in
Concepts, bayanihan Spain)
and damayan.

First Philippine
Republic(1896-1902)-
Tandang Sora(Melochora • Responsibility ALSMGIVING was
Aquino), took care of the recognized by the
sick and wounded and to take care of the
fed soldiers. Hilaria poor was with the religious as a duty or
Aguinaldo, wife of the church and religious means of obtaining
President of the first association. grace for the giver.
republic introduced the

concept of the red cross.

GROUP 6 MEMBERS
BUTRON, AYLIN
CANSERAN, RIZA MARIE
CAUNDODAN, HARLYN

CANTOMAYOR, JERVIN
DANAG, JAMES