Beveridge Report Contents

PART I.

Introduction and summary 1-5
Three Guiding Principles 6-16
Summary of Plan for Social Security 17-19
The Nature of Social Insurance 20-6
Provisional Rates of Benefit and Contribution 27-32
Unified Social Security and the Changes Involved
Procedure of Committee 33-40

PART II.

The principal changes (1,2,& 3) proposed and their reasons 41-48
Approved Societies 49-76
Change 4 Workmen’s Compensation 77-105
Change 5 Comprehensive Medical Service 106
Change 6 Married Women 107-117
Changes 7 -13 Disability & Unemployment Benefits 118-132
Change 14 Retirement Pension 133-136
Changes 15 & 16 Special Schemes 137-152
Change 17 Widow’s Pension 153-156
Change 18 Funeral Grant 157-160
Changes 19-22 The Ministry of Social Security 161-180
Change 23 Industrial Assurance Board 181-192

PART III.

Three Special Problems :

Benefit Rates and the Problem of Rent 193-232
The Problem of Age 233-257
The Problem of Alternative Remedies 258-264

PART IV.

The social security budget 265-299

PART V.

Plan for social security 300-319

Benefits and other Insurance Payments 320-353
Compulsory Insurance Contributions 354-368
National Assistance 369-374
Voluntary Insurance 375-384
Administration 385-400
Provisional Rates of Benefit and Contribution 401-408

PART VI.

Social Security and Social Policy 409

Assumption A: Children’s Allowances 410- 425
Assumption B: Comprehensive Health and Rehabilitation Services 426-439
Assumption C: Maintenance of Employment 440-443
Abolition Of Want As A Practicable Post-War Aim 444-454
Planning for Peace in War 455-461

APPENDICES (not reproduced)

A. Memorandum by the government actuary
B. Survey of existing schemes
C. List of organisations and individuals (other than government departments) submitting written or oral evidence
D. The problem of industrial assurance
E. Administration costs of various forms of insurance
F. Some comparisons with other countries
G. Memoranda from organisations (printed separately) (Comd. 6405, price 2s. 0d.)