2.1- Provision of welfare improve 1918-39

Question 1

P1:
P2
P3

Answer 1

Improvements to unemployment provision- YES

Improvements to housing provision- YES

Remaining problems and limitations- economic context = priotise spending cuts - NO

Question 2

P1 evidence

Answer 2

1. ST solution
   LT solution

2.Unemployment Act (1934)

Question 3

What did the National Insurance act 1911 mean for soldiers?

Answer 3

3.5 million soldiers were no longer eligible because they had been out of the country for too long:

Question 4

What was the ST solution for the soldiers thT WERE NO longer eligible?

Answer 4

Out of Work Donation (1918-20):

Non means tested payment to returning troops= dole money

Question 5

Important of out of work donation ?

Answer 5

n set an important precedent = the government was taking responsibility for helping the unemployed

Question 6

What ACt the long term solution of the returning soldiers that were no longer eligible?

Answer 6

Unemployment Insurance Act (1920):

extended non-means tested unemployment assistance to 11.4 million workers (up from 4 million

Question 7

What fraction of the population were now covered by the new unemployment insurance ?

Answer 7

2/3

Question 8

what was the aim of the unemployment act 1934?

Answer 8

radically overhaul the existing system of unemployment provision to cope with the increased demand:

Question 9

what did the unemployment act introduce and for who?

Answer 9

introduced six months of unemployment insurance for the 14.5 million workers who paid into the scheme

Question 10

what did the unemployment act create ?

Answer 10

Unemployment Assistance Board (UAB)

provide benefit to those with no entitlement to unemployment insurance

Question 11

The UAB meant tht a worker expericency LT…

Answer 11

unemployment

-eligible to get means tested support

Question 12

By 1937 the UAB provided lt unemployment benefits to how many

Answer 12

over 1 million

Question 13

P2 evidnece?

Answer 13

1. Housing and Town Planning Act (1919)

2.
Subsequent legislation by both Labour and Conservative governments provided central government funding (in the form of subsidies) to the construction industry to encourage house-building:
-Housing Act (1923 and 1924 AND 1930

Question 14

Why did the governement become increasingly involved in the provison of housing for the public after post war?

Answer 14

demand for housing grew, governments were increasingly under pressure to provide good quality housing.

Question 15

Who promised to build ‘ Homes fir for heroes’?

Answer 15

Lloyd George

Question 16

How many homes did Lyoid geroge aim to build?

Answer 16

600,000

Question 17

What act empowered local government to build good quality housing using funds supplied from central government
?

Answer 17

Housing and towns planning act 1919

Question 18

what important Principe to the housing and towns planning act 1919 establish ?

Answer 18

housing was a social necessity and it was the responsibility of government to ensure that enough houses, of good quality, were built

Question 19

what two acts were passed by L and C parties?

Answer 19

Housing act 1923 and 24

Hosuing act 1930

Question 20

What did the Housing act 1923/24 increase?

Answer 20

increase subsidies from central gov

encouhge private housing construction = increase no. og homes made

Question 21

what did the 1930 housing act provide?

Answer 21

government funding to local authorities

re-house people in new suburbs and housing estates created on the outskirts of urban centres such as Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool

Question 22

as a result of the Hosuing acts how many homes were built between 1920- 40?

Answer 22

5 million

Question 23

P3: evidence

Answer 23

1. Lloyd George’s government were unable to truly deliver on the promise of ‘Homes Fit for Heroes’:- Geddes Axe= cuts
2. cut to unemployment benefits

2.

Question 24

How many homes were built before Lloyd George initiated sweeping spending cuts ?

Answer 24

213,000

Question 25

why was the geddes axe introduced?

what was a negative result?

Answer 25

order to bring government spending under control

significant housing shortage remained throughout the 1920s

Question 26

by 1923 what was the shortfall of houses?

Answer 26

800,000 houses.

Question 27

when did the National governemt n form?

Answer 27

1931 in wake of great depression

to tackle economic crisis

Question 28

what was the national government forced to do?

Answer 28

oversaw deep cuts to welfare spending

cuts unemployment benefits that were hated by the country.

Question 29

what did the National economy act 1931 introduce?

Answer 29

10% cut to unemployment benefit

introduced the ‘means test’

Question 30

who did the means test disqualifiy?

Answer 30

short term (or seasonal) worker

not eligible for support

Question 31

how many claimants were rejected due to means test? and what did this create for them?

Answer 31

400,000 by 1931= poverty trap for low paid workers

Question 32

ultimately what two things limited to govs effeots to transform the provision of welfare ?

Answer 32

Depression and recession

Question 33

had the growing housing crisis been effectively tackled

? overall

Answer 33

no

shortfall had grown

Question 34

unemployment assistance was not yet what?

Answer 34

universal