Welfare Legislation

• New Right - over generous welfare state


  Has lead to greater family diversity
• Murray - generous benefits


  Have made it acceptable for women to have children outside of the nuclear family structure as they now receive financial independence from the government and no longer seek it through marriage
• Generous benefits

  • £96 for child benefits per month and £545 for child tax credit per year
• Generous benefits

  Encouraged women to abandon the nuclear family as the state provides financial support
• Murray believes the underclass of society emerges and that the traditional nuclear family declines as family diversity increases throughout society (which he believes is damaging for society)