The Liberal Reforms

Question 1

How did the liberal reforms help old people?

Answer 1

Pension
-so there was no poverty after retirement
DOWNSIDE= you needed a birth certificate and to be 70 to get it

Question 2

How did the liberal reforms help sick people?

Answer 2

National Insurance Part 1
-if you’re sick and you can’t work you life off of it for a wee while
-you pay into it and so do the government

Question 3

How did the liberal reforms help the employed?

Answer 3

-Minimum wage
-Set working hours

Question 4

How did the liberal reforms help the unemployed?

Answer 4

National Insurance Part 2
-if you lost your job you’d live off of it until you found a new one
-you, government and employers paid into it

Question 5

How did the liberal reforms for the young help?

Answer 5

Free school meals
DOWNSIDE= In holidays they would lose weight

Medical Inspections
DOWNSIDE= couldn’t treat it or afford medicine

Children’s charter
-outlawed begging for kids
-can’t purchase alcohol or cigarettes

Question 6

What were examples of help for poverty?

Answer 6

Workhouse(last resort)
-poor conditions could cause death

Wealthy people helped the poor
Charities

Question 7

Who was Charles Booth?

Answer 7

-Worked in boats in London
-(south of England)

Question 8

What did Charles Booth do?

Answer 8

Researched into poverty in London and reported statistical evidence to the government.

Question 9

Who created the liberal reforms?

Answer 9

Charles Booth
Seebohm Rowntree

Question 10

Who was Seebohm Rowntree and what did he do?

Answer 10

-worked in a sweet factory
-York (north England(high end)
Researched into poverty in York and reported statistical evidence to the government.