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Question	Answer
Education Act When and what	1944 free secondary education for all
National Insurance Act when and what?	1946 N.I and entitlement to unemployment, sickness, maternity and widows benefits and the state pension
National Health Service Act when and what?	1946 (implemented 1948) legislation to provide a free health service for all
Children's Act when and what?	1948 created local authority children's dept in local areas in U.K. Childcare officers given power and duties necessary to take children into care of local authority
National Assistance Act when and what?	1948 set up a national assistance board as a means tested safety net for anyone not covered by N.I benefits. Also required Local Authority to promote welfare of disabled by creating welfare departments and to provide accommodation for disabled, older cand homeless people
Housing Act when and what?	1949 provide more public sector housing through local authorities
which were the ONLY 2 legislations to deal with SOCIAL CARE	CHILDRENS ACT 1948 - child welfare NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1948 - disabled, older and homeless welfare
WHO ADOPTED MOST OF BEVERIDGES' PROPOSALS?	THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT WHO WON THE GENERAL ELECTION IN JULY 1945
WHICH 2 IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF THE 'WELFARE STATE PACKAGE' WERE IN PLACE BEFORE THE WAR ENDED?	FAMILY ALLOWANCES THAT LATER BECAME CHILD BENEFIT INTRODUCED IN 1944 AND IN THE EDUCATION ACT 1944 - WARTIME GOV EXTENDED FREE SCHOOL TO SECONDARY LEVEL

UNIT 21- legislations between 1944 + 1949

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