the means test Flashcards
when was the unemployment act introduced ?
1920
what did the unemployment act of 1920 do?
reduce the dole by 10%
what was the original system of payments for unemployed workers?
up to 39 weeks of benefits
when would people go through the means test?
after 6 months of unemployment benefits
when was the means test introduced?
1931 by the national government
what did people think of the means test?
. that it was more for the governemnt to save money rather than helping unemployed people
. it was humilitaing to have an inspector search through your things
who were the tests carried out by?
inspectors from the local public assitance commitee
PACs
when was the local public assitance commitee set up?
1930
to get more dole what were families forced to do?
. sell posessions
. sometimes kick family members out if they were elderly and had a pension as it would reduce their dole
what was the maximum dole for a family before 1936?
£1.46 per week
(for family of two adults and three kids)
by 1936 what was the dole raised to?
£1.80 per week
what was the average weekly wage?
£3 per week
when did protests against the means test start?
autumn of 1931
where had protests taken place agaisnt the means test by the end of 1931?
in 30 towns
in 1932 where were there clashes with police?
. in belfast and rochdale
