Effectiveness of the Liberals Reforms Flashcards
Introduction
Before 1906, society believed that poverty was the persons fault, either drinking, laziness or gambling. Between 1906 and 1914, the Liberals passed the Liberal Reforms to help people in poverty.
What year was that Education (Provision of Meals) Act was passed in?
Education (Provision of Meals) Act was passed in 1906.
What did the Education (Provision of Meals) Act promise?
This act promised to provide school children with free school meals, that were payed fo by local taxes.
What year was the Children’s act passed in and what did it promise?
Children’s Act was passed in 1908 and made it a crime to neglect children and also banned children from buying alcohol.
The Young Analysis
Education (Provision of Meals) Act was effective in meeting the needs of people because 3 million children were getting free meals in 1906 and by 1914 this number had increased to 14 million.
The Young Analysis+
However, it could be argued Education (Provision of Meals) Act wasn’t effective in meeting the needs of the people because the act was not compulsory and by 1912, over 50% of local authorities still did not supply free school meals.
The Young Evaluation
Overall, the Liberal Reforms of 1906-14 weren’t effective in meeting the needs of the people. Another act passed by the Liberals was the Education (Administrative Provisions) Act 1907. This also wasn’t effective in meeting the needs of the people because there was little money made available for treatment so curing and solving the problems identified still remained a big challenge. This meant that reforms for the young were overall not effective because free school meals weren’t compulsory for schools to suppl meaning children still weren’t getting a meal at school and there was little one made available for treatment children still suffered and died from illness even if they knew what it was.
When was the old age pension act passed and what did it provide?
Old Age Pension Act was passed in 1908. This act provide pensioners with money to live off of after they had retired.
Where did they collect pensions?
The Old collected their pensions at the post office.
How much was your pension?
How much your pension was depended on how much you earned when you were working and how much saving you had so it was on a 5 shillings to 1 shillings sliding scale.
The Old Analysis
Old age pension act was effective in meeting the needs of people because over 1 million people were receiving a pension by 1914 and receiving the pension at the Post Office took away the stigma of asking for Poor Relief.
The Old Analysis+
However, it could be argued the old age pension act wasn’t effective in meeting the needs of the people because the pension was too little to live on and was below the minimum that Rowntree had identified was needed to stay out of poverty.
The Old Evaluation
Overall, the Liberal Reforms of 1906-14 weren’t effective in meeting the needs of the people. Only people who had been in Britain for 20 years and not been in prison for the last 10 years qualified for a pension within the Old age pension act. This also wasn’t effective in meeting the needs of the people because there were too many exemptions so many elderly people in poverty could not get help. This meant that reforms for the old were overall not effective because the amount of money the pension was wasn’t enough to live off of and there were too many exemptions and this excluded to many people from receiving a pension.
What year was the National Insurance Act (part 1) introduced?
National Insurance Act (part 1) was passed in 1911.
