Category Social Policy

A grand legislative hall opens onto a city neighborhood, with glowing charts and a golden justice scale floating overhead while streams of light flow to hospitals, community centers, homes, and a benefits queue

Social policy examines how governments design and deliver benefits, services, and protections that affect people’s wellbeing, such as healthcare, housing, education, and income support. It explores who receives help, under what conditions, and with what consequences for inequality, social justice, and the distribution of resources.