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Liberal Reforms
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- 1School Meals Act 1906-Free school meals
-1914, 150,000 a day
-Money from local taxes
-1 decent meal a day
-Parents resented means tests
-only some local authorities did them - 2Education Act 1907-School medical service
-annual inspections
-1912, free treatment
-1910, vocational training
-better health
-stopped dead end jobs
-quality varied - 3Children's Act 1908-improved general lives of children
-more legislation needed - 4Old Age Pension Act 1908-govt. funded pension from taxing rich
-20yrs UK citizen
-very popular
-OAP independent
-no contribution required
-made people depend on govt.
-not much money
-only over 70, life expectancy under 60
-1st yr- 650,000 - 5Labour Exchanges Act 1909-helped find jobs for unemployed
-reduced inefficient employment in casual work
-no limitations
-1913, 3000 jobs filled per day - 6National Insurance Act 1911-compulsory health insurance
-covered most workers
-run by employers
-paid for by large insurance companies
-only covered workers not families
-small benefits
-not for unemployed
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