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What was done to help the young?
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1906 - Education Act, allowing local authorities to provide free school meals, in 1914 these were made compulsory for the poorest children
1907 - Medical checks for all primary school children made compulsary |
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How was the help for the young limited?
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Actual medical treatment for these children only began in 1912
Most poor families could not attend secondary education Children's Charter took time to enforce |
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How were the old helped under the Liberals new scheme?
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1908 - Old Age Pensions Act was introduced and gave some people over 70 up to 5 shillings a week. However, according to Rowntree's survey, even with the married couples pension, they would still be living below the poverty line
There were various restrictions on who could claim, failed to work regularly, poor relief, been in prison in the past 2 years. Few of the genuinely poor could actually claim |
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What was part 1 of the National Insurance Act and when was it introduced?
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1911 - health insurance.
Only workers benefited not their families Didn't cover slightly higher paid workers or the self-employed The weekly contribution was effectively a wage cut for some workers |
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How did part 2 of the National Insurance Act benefit?
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Only covered some industries and 2.25 million workers
It was useful as it meant if they became unemployed short term then they had immediate support Did not benefit those who were already poor and after 15 weeks there was no financial help |
