Beveridge Report - SQUALOR Flashcards
What was the purpose?
Enforce a massive Building Programme
What were people living in?
Pre - fabricated houses
What were ‘pre-fab’ houses seen as?
Temporary housing
How long were they supposed to last?
10 years but people were still living in them in 1990
What was the aim?
To prevent growth of cities and overcrowding
When was the first ‘pre-fab’ house built?
April 1944
How many ‘pre-fab’ houses were built?
Thousands
How were they built?
Through careful planning and amenities
Why was there serious house shortages?
Due to the destruction of WW2
What other housing was built?
Council Estates
How many council estates were built between 1945-1951?
1.25 million
What did the wartime report recommend?
The building of new towns
What was there few of?
Parking spaces and garages
Why was is difficult to build community spirit?
As few people knew each other before moving in
