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Flashcards by sagar.joban, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| The Reforms: Free School Meals, 1906 | By 1914, over 150,000 children received one good meal a day by local councils. However, they were the responsibility of local councils so was only voluntary. |
| The Reforms: School Medical Inspections, 1907 | Children got free, compulsory medical checks. However, medical treatment wasn't free until 1912. |
| The Reforms: School Clinics, 1912 | In 1912, school clinics treated children with illnesses from the School Medical Inspections of 1907. This measure ensured that more children had access to free medical care. |
| The Reforms: Children and Young Persons Act, 1908 | Children became protected people: parents who neglected or abused their children could be prosecuted. Children convicted of crimes went to special prisons called 'Borstals'. However, measures protecting children were difficult to enforce and 'Borstals' weren't always the better place for children. |
| The Reforms: Old Age Pensions Act, 1908 | For over 70s - 5s a week or 7s 6d for couples, paid by the Government. However, it was not a generous measure and could be refused to those who didn't work as well as they could of in their working lives. |
| The Reforms: Labour Exchanges Act, 1909 | Set up by William Beveridge - unemployed workers could go to gov. labour exchanges to find local work. By 1913, they found 3,000 jobs a day for workers. However, many of the jobs were short-term and casual - the Government did nothing to make jobs more secure. |
| The Reforms: National Insurance Act Part 1 (Healthcare), 1912 | If a worker became ill, they could claim 10s a week for 13 weeks as sick pay through contributions of the worker, employer and the Government. However, the poorest workers resented having to pay 4d a week from their wages - compulsory for under £160 p/a |
| The Reforms: National Insurance Act Part 2 (Unemployment), 1912 | If a worker became unemployed, they could claim 7s 6d a week - funded by worker, employer and Government contributions. However, the average working family could barely survive on that amount and it ran out after 15 weeks. |
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