Effectiveness of the Liberal Reforms of 1906-1914

Question 1

10, 26

Answer 1

The 1911 Insurance Act- Sickness Benefits provided 10s to workers (who earned less than £160 per year) who fell ill, for 26 weeks.

Question 2

Why was the 1908 Pensions Act inadequate?

Answer 2

It provided a maximum of 5s per person, despite the poverty line determined by Rowntree for how much a person needs in order to afford basic requirements being 7s per week.

Question 3

What drawback did both of the 1911 Insurance Acts have in common?

Answer 3

They only provided money to workers suffering in their respective areas for a limited amount of time, and once that time had elapsed, the worker was forced to access the infamous poor law.

Question 4

What percentage of school children were verminous, had dental defects, and had rickets, respectively?

Answer 4

• 30%
• 80% to 90%
• 9%

Question 5

55%

Answer 5

The amount of school children that were not receiving the medical treatment they required.

Question 6

1906, 1910, 1914

Answer 6

By 1906, 3 million free school meals had been provided. By 1910, there had been 9 million. Finally, when they had been made mandatory in 1914, 14 million meals had been provided.

Question 7

Over 0.5

Answer 7

Per 1, the number of local authorities that had not yet set up a school meals service by 1922.