Liberal Reforms Flashcards
When was the Children’s Charter introduced?
1908
When was the School Meals Act introduced?
1906
When was the School Medical Service introduced?
1907
Where did infant and juvenile offenders go?
Borstals.
What was Lloyd George before he was prime minister?
Chancellor of the Exchequer.
When did Lloyd George introduce the Old Age Pension?
1st January 1909.
When did you qualify for the Pension?
Anyone over 70 earning less that 60p income. This was a sliding scale depending between 1 shilling and 5 shillings. This was about 60% of the over 70s.
How many people applied for their pensions in 1909?
650,000 people.
Who introduced the Labour Exchanges Act?
Winston Churchill.
By 1913 how many Labour Exchanges existed?
430.
What act was introduced in 1911?
National Insurace.
How much was a worker allowed to claim a week and what up to?
7sh for up to 15 weeks.
How much did a worker, employer and the state pay into the Health Insurance Scheme?
Worker: 4d
Employer: 3d
State: 2d
How much was a male workers wife allowed to claim after they had given birth?
30 shillings.
When did all of this apply to women workers?
1920.
Who did the HIA not apply too?
Farm workers, self employed, wives or servants.
When did the Peoples Budget come around?
1909.
What was income tax raised too?
1sh 2d for incomes over £2000 a year - the rich. It was raised to 1sh 4.5d for income over £5000 a year.
How many babies died before their 1st birthday in the slums?
33/1000
And for the rich?
4/1000
From Booths findings, what percentage of Londoners didn’t have enough to live on?
33%
What were the four problems?
Low wages, unemployment, ill health and old age.
What year did Seebohm Rowntree carry out his survey in York?
1899
What did Seebohm Rowntree discover?
A family of five needed £1 a week to live on and 28% of families had less than this.
