Liberal reforms (1906-1911)

Question 1

1906 election

Answer 1

The Liberal party won by a landslide allowing their reforms to be enacted .
Chancellor David Lloyd George declared a war on poverty with Herbert Asquith the PM leading the reform programme

Question 2

Free school meals 1906

Answer 2

Provided government money to local authorities to give children one free school meal per day.
By 1914 150,000 children were getting one good meal a day from the local councils.

Question 3

1907 school medical inspections

Answer 3

Inspections carried out in school to check children’s medical state (e.g lice etc) however treatment wasn’t made free until 1912 when medical clinics were set up.

Question 4

1908 Children and Young persons act

Answer 4

Made it illegal to sell a child tobacco and alcohol and to send out/ neglect a child.

Question 5

1909 Old Age Pensions

Answer 5

Pensions were introduced for those over 70 who earned less than 31.5 pounds a year.

Question 6

1909 Labour exchanges

Answer 6

Labour exchanges set up acting as a place where men could go looking for work

Question 7

1911 National insurance Act (Pt 1 Health Insurance)

Answer 7

Workers paid a small fee every week into a scheme with the government and employers adding to further contribution. Any worker who became ill could receive:
1. 10 shilling per week if they were off sick for up to 13 weeks and 5 shillings per week for another 13 weeks.
2.treatment from a doctor linked to the scheme
3.Maternity grants to pay for baby essentials.
Poorest workers might not be able to afford the weekly payments

Question 8

1911 National insurance Act (Pt 2 Unemployment insurance)

Answer 8

Workers in certain trades paid a sum of money per week unto a scheme where if they became unemployed they could receive:
. 7 shillings per week in unemployment benefits for up 15 weeks.
However not enough for a family to live off.