20.2 Continuing austerity Flashcards
What evidence of continuing austerity was there after the war?
- Bread and Potatoes were rationed 1947-48, this hadn’t been the case during the war
- Meats, cheese, fats, tea, sugar and sweets were still rationed by 1951
Which minister had been responsible for housing and how successful had they been by 1951?
- Bevan was the minister of Health
- There was an estimated 700,000 house shortage by 1951
BUT he had created 807,000 high quality homes
What was the quality of private rented accommodation like, and why?
++ what % of accommodation rented privately?
50% of houses were rented from private landlords who were not incentivised to do repairs as they could not increase the rent prices
What impact did Rowntree’s 1951 study of York claim for the post-war welfare reforms?
1951 Rowntree survey suggested that primary poverty would have been x8 as high without the post-war welfare reforms
What happened to the living standards for the poorest working class, taxation on the middle class and employment by 1951?
- Rise in living standards for the poorest
- High taxation on the middle and upper classes
- Employment was virtually at 100% thanks to labour government
What was the state of housing in Glasgow?
About half the city population needed to be rehoused
