The labour reforms- beveridge report Flashcards
what was want
too many people below the poverty line
what is ignorance
when too many children left school at a young age without qualifications and went into low paid jobs
what is idleness
when unemployment was high before the war and caused poverty
what was squalor
when there wasn’t enough houses and many people lived in overcrowded slums
what was disease
when many people suffered from bad health because they couldn’t afford medical treatment
how did the government stop want
they made a new national insurance system to cover everyone in Britain which included family allowance, pensions , sick pay and unemployment pay
how did the government stop ignorance
new education system with better schools and stopped fees
how did the government stop idleness
introduced policies that provided full employment
how did the government stop disease
they made a national health service to provide free medical treatment for all
what did the family allowance act 1945 do (successes)
-gave mothers a small amount of money with 2 or more children
what were the limitations of the family allowance act
mothers had to have 2 or more children
only paid to mothers
small amount of money
what were the successes of the industrial injuries act 1946
benefits were paid to those absent from work due to injuries
limitations of the industrial industries act
only paid by the government and not employers
successes of nationalism
steel iron and gas were nationalised to create and maintain job levels
