How successful were the social reforms introduced by the Liberals from 1906 to 1914?

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How successful were the social reforms introduced by the Liberals from 1906 to 1914?
  1. Reforms for Children
    1. 1906 Education Act enabled local authorities to provide free school meals.
      1. Good because children could concentrate more. By 1914, 14 million free school meals were provided a year.
        1. Limited because it was not compulsory, even in 1913 only half LEAs were providing free meals.
        2. 1907 Education Act set up the School Medical Service and made it compulsory for LEAs to medically inspect school children.
          1. Good because by 1914, 75% LEAs providing medical inspections and two-thirds some form of medical treatment.
            1. Limited because only very cursory check and poor unable to afford treatment.
            2. 1908 Children Act and other protective legislation made parental neglect illegal and set up juvenile courts. Illegal to sell tobacco and alcohol to children.
              1. Good because minimum standards of care for children.
                1. Limited because a lot of codifying already existing law.
              2. Reforms for Old & Sick
                1. 1908 Old Age Pensions Act provided five shillings a week for singles and over 7 shillings for couples.
                  1. Good because scheme was non-contributory and paid by state through local post offices not through the poor law. Therefore even those who felt ashamed could get help.
                    1. Limited because only for 70+ on very low incomes. Based on sliding scale according to income so only poorest received full amount. Also had to be of good character i.e. have worked regularly, no criminal record.
                    2. 1911 National Insurance Act set up scheme in which workers and employers would pay into national fund topped up by state.
                      1. Good because it provided 7 shillings a week for up to 15 weeks. Families could avoid destitution until breadwinner could return to work.
                        1. Limited because only covered workers earning below £160 pa, 16 to 60. This left 10 year gap until OAPs began at 70. Only 13 million out of 45 million population included.
                      2. Reforms for Workforce
                        1. 1909 Trade Boards fixed minimum wages and set up condition inspections.
                          1. Good because initally covered 200,000, mostly women in trades such as tailoring where hours were long, wages low and no trade union.
                            1. Limited because only covered "sweated trades", leaving out other low paid workers eg. farmers. Too few inspectors to properly enforce.
                            2. 1909 Labour Exchanges set up places where workers looking for a job and employers looking for workers could meet.
                              1. Good because 2 million workers had registered by 1914 and 3000 jobs were found a day.
                                1. Limited because only 1/4 would find jobs. Also, jobs not being created.
                                2. 1911 National Insurance Act set up scheme in which workers and employers would pay into national fund topped up by state.
                                  1. Covered 2.25 million. Good because provided 7 shillings a week for up to 15 weeks. Families could avoid destitution until breadwinner could return to work.
                                    1. Limited because only applied to "insured trades," eg. building and shipbuilding trades. Most workers not covered.
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