b) Administration
i) method of administration :
ii) processing of applications:
iii) structure of administra-
tion
iv) organisation of work
v) prevention of abuse
vi) oost of administration
:
Further development of social security
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eg is visiting too frequent or not frequent enough; is there more scope for postal reviews;
eg are applications dealt with effectively and efficiently; arc procedures for applying simple and well understood;
eg is the present pattern of local offices satisfactory; is the chain of command right; does the accounting system need alteration;
eg are staffing levels satisfactory; is the management operating properly; is work being done at the appropriate level; are the training arrangements related to current nedds;
: are additional measures needed; are the present measures effective; is the most effective approach being taken; are existing measures too harsh and deter people from applying;
is the cost of administration high or low in proportion to service provided; is the staffing inadequate for the job; is the cost of preventing abuse disproportion- ately high or low.
Given the resources, social security provision could be developed in one or more of the following ways:-
Developing existing provisions
1) By altering the public assistance scheme, so that differing allowances
on differing terms are made available to different categories of applicants such as the aged, the sick, the unemployed, or groups of applicants eg the long term and short term cases.
ii) By extending the scope of the disability and infirmity allowances
soheme to cover more people (eg by lowering the age limits) or additional vulnerable groups (eg the chronic sick).
iii) By developing compensation for victims of crimes of violence and
emergency relief into a broader based system of accident compensation og by extending it to traffic accident victims. (This would move towards the New Zealand and Australian approach).
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