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Flashcards by Helen Harmer, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Helen Harmer
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| what did liberal reform do for children? | -1906= free school meals: - 158,000 free meals given a day - not all children got their meals -1907= free medical check ups: - parents had to pay for any treatment needed until 1912 -1908 = childrens act: - children were protected person meaning their parents could be prosecuted for abuse - council could visit + inspect kids home - children under 14 weren't sent to adult prisons - children under 14 weren't allowed in pubs or to buy Tabaco - this did cause some children to be left by them selves when their parents were drinking - 1912 = school clinics: -provided free medical care for anyone who couldn't afford it- only for children |
| How did liberal re-forms help elderly? | -1908 = pension act: -government funded pensions for the elderly - 650,000 people collected their pension within the first year LIMITATIONS - had to be over 70 and able to prove it -had to live in Britain for past 20 years - not been to prison for past 10 years - had to earn less than £31 per year - government provided: -single person - 5 shillings a week -couple - 7 shillings per 6 days |
| How did liberal reforms help the unemployed? | -1909 = labour exchange act: place to look for work and workers - meant people didn't have to go door to door but didn't create jobs -1911 = national insurance act (part 1): insurance agenised sickness if they couldn't work + free medical treatment - meant poverty wasn't caused by illness - 26 weeks of at 10 shillings a week LIMITATIONS - wasn't enough to live off - workers had to pay into it - 1912 = national insurance act (part 2) for men who had seasonal work - 7 shillings a week for 15 weeks -compulsory for seasonal workers LIMITATIONS - workers had to pay into it - if dismissed no pay was given - had to register at labour exchange |
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