Liberal Reforms Flashcards
For the children and young people act local authorities provided__________. In 1914, _____________.
For the children and young people act local authorities provided free school meals. In 1914 14million were served.
What causes poverty to exist ?
- War
- Government
- Dept
- Economic crisis
Who’s study of poverty in 1901 found that the young, old and sick were vulnerable to poverty?
Rowntree
What proportion of the population did he find were in poverty at some stage in there life?
30%
What was set up in 1909 to help unemployed people find work?
The labour exchange
The national insurance act of 1911, gave people 4d a week and free medical treatment and sick pay for 6months of ……
10 shillings a week
The national insurance act of 1911 gave people 2.5 a week unemployment pay for 15 weeks of ………
7 shillings a week
What did the children’s charter of 1908 introduce ?
Special courts and prisons
How much pensions did a single person get in 1909 ?
5d
Who introduced pensions in 1908?
George
How many medical checks did children get throughout their time at school?
3
Before the liberal reforms how were children helped?
Government didn’t help
Charities helped poor families
What were the measures taken by the liberals to tackle the problem(children)?
Free school meals
Medical care at school
Children given better status
What were the limitations of the reforms (children)?
Local authorities given charge
Before the liberal reforms how were the unemployed helped?
Several charities were helping by giving money
Why were the liberal reforms introduced ?
3 + example
Social reformers - Charles booth
National efficiency - Britain’s position as leasing country was threatened
Scale of the problem- life expectancy 55
When was the old aged pensions act introduced?
1900
Old aged pension act (paid)?
5 shillings per week, 7 shillings 6d for a couple
The Sick
Workers paid 4d
Employees 3d
State 2d
What measures were taken for the sick ?
Free medical treatment
The unemployed (paid) ?
7 shillings
When was the national insurance introduced ?
How much did workers, employees and the government have to pay ?
1911- workers had to pay 2 1/2d
Employees had to play 2 1/2d
Government had to pay 1 3/4d
Political parties ?
Conservatives and Labour
What did the parties think of the reforms ? Conservatives
Yes felt that the reforms were to expensive and that the liberal government were getting to involved.
