The system of local welfare schemes was set up to provide emergency help to…
IBPS · 2018
The system of local welfare schemes was set up to provide emergency help to England's poorest families, especially during benefit delays, sanctions, or domestic crises.
A survey by Church Action on Poverty found that many council-run schemes had shut down since 2013, while others had sharply reduced spending.
The passage argues that the collapse of local welfare would put vulnerable people at greater risk of hunger, debt and hardship.
Which option best fills the blank after 'unexpected hardship' in the passage?
- A.
facing the severe impacts caused by the crisis
- B.
including job programmes and childcare, but also transfers to other state programmes,
- C.
which are a cause of severe balance of payments
- D.
so some avoid them by limiting how many people are eligible for welfare in the first place.
- E.
such as a lack of money caused by benefit payment problems
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Correct answer: E