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The Labour Reforms 1945-51
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The Labour Reforms 1945-51
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1945 Family Allowances
For every child in school the family received 25p (not including the first born)
Non contributory
Paid by general taxation
1946 National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act
Workers, employers and government paid 2p insurance fund
When injured at work given £2.25 while they were off work
1946 National Insurance Act
Everyone one in work paid 25p a week for a national insurance stamp. The employers and government also conibuted
In return they received a range of benefits
Maternity Benefit
Sickness Benefit
Unemployment Benefit
Widows' Pensions
Old Age Pensions
Death Grants
1948 National Assistance Board
Covered those sick, disabled or old not part of the insurance scheme
Squalor
1946 New Towns Act
To build 12 towns (4 in Scotland - East Kilbride)
Prefabs
1947 Town and Country Planning Act
Gave local councils power to buy land for housing
1949 Housing Act
Led to repair and modernization of existing homes
Level of homelessness didn't improve and supplies ran low
Idleness
To introduce policies that provide full employment
Government nationalized certain industries
For example; took over The Bank of England
By 1950, 20% of the profits went to provide welfare benefits
Disease
1946 National Health Service Act
Paid for by National Insurance originally
Doctors would be paid 15 shillings for every patient on their list
Didn't work and 90% had to be paid from taxes
Charges brought in for glasses, dental treatment (1950) and prescriptions (1951)
When needed everyone received free
Doctors
Dentists
Opticians
Medical treatment
Ambulance services
Maternity services and child welfare services
New modern hospitals to built
Increased Life expectancy
Aneurin Bevan, Health Minister
Ignorance
1944 Butler Education Act
Leaving age raised to 15
Secondary school introduced for everyone
11+ exam decided what secondary a child would go to
Highest 25% of score's
Grammar Schools
Technical Schools
Failed exam
Secondary Modern Schools
Lead to bullying
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