Welfare state

Question 1

When was the family allowances act created?

Answer 1

1945

Question 2

What was the family allowances act?

Answer 2

An allowance of 5 shillings per week per child in any family

Question 3

What was the National Insurance Act?

Answer 3

Benefits for any worker who was unemployed, sick or injured

Question 4

When was the National Insurance Act introduced?

Answer 4

1946

Question 5

When was the National health service created and implemented?

Answer 5

Created in 1946 - implemented in 1948

Question 6

When was the Towns and Country Planning Act and New Towns Act introduced?

Answer 6

1947

Question 7

What did the Towns and Country Planning Act and New Towns Act do?

Answer 7

Clearance of slums and bomb damaged housing, and relocation of many of the poorest in Britains cities to new towns

Question 8

When was the children’s Act introduced?

Answer 8

1948

Question 9

What did the children’s act do?

Answer 9

Local authorities forced to set up services to protect children

Question 10

When was the housing act introduced?

Answer 10

1949

Question 11

What did the housing act do?

Answer 11

Massive programme of building new housing to the latest specification

Question 12

When was the Education Act introduced?

Answer 12

1944

Question 13

What was the education act?

Answer 13

Free compulsory education for children up to the age of 15

Question 14

What were Beveridges 5 giant evils?

Answer 14

Want (poverty), Ignorance, Disease, Idleness and Squalor