Social recovery 1924-29 Flashcards
By 1929 the state was spending how many times more on housing than pre war?
33X
Between 1924-29 how many homes were built?
2 million
By 1928 homelessness was reduced by more than what percent?
60%
Hospital beds increased by what percent compared to pre war years?
50%
The deaths from Tuberculous went down from 143 per 1000 people in 1913 to just what in 1928
93 per 1000
What does Evans say about the ability of clinics
” network of clinics now supported the clinically vulnerable individuals”
By 1926 the government was now supporting how many war widows
360,000
Payments from what took a higher proportion of state expenditure than everything else apart from reperations?
pensions
Hourly wages increased by what in 1928 alone?
10%
By 1932 how many women had been elected in the reichstag?
112
How many people benefited from pensions
2.5 million
Approximately what percentage of government expenditure was on war related pensions?
40%
To get aid people were what?
means-tested
Despite getting the pensions what did people complain about?
not enough to live on
What percent of the labour force was unemployed in 1926
10%
After what event was welfare scheme scrapped after?
wall street crash
The 1927 unemployment scheme would only work if the numbers of unemployed never exceeded what?
800,000
Who said the “ Welfare system was a time bomb”
Bessel
What does Peukart say about the social policy
“failed to reach long term objectives”
What does Evans say about the welfare system becoming?
“an instrument of discrimination and control”
What does Evans say about the success of the Welfare system but it failed in what respect?
“major achievement”
“failed to live up to promises”
