Welfare state Flashcards
When was the family allowances act created?
1945
What was the family allowances act?
An allowance of 5 shillings per week per child in any family
What was the National Insurance Act?
Benefits for any worker who was unemployed, sick or injured
When was the National Insurance Act introduced?
1946
When was the National health service created and implemented?
Created in 1946 - implemented in 1948
When was the Towns and Country Planning Act and New Towns Act introduced?
1947
What did the Towns and Country Planning Act and New Towns Act do?
Clearance of slums and bomb damaged housing, and relocation of many of the poorest in Britains cities to new towns
When was the children’s Act introduced?
1948
What did the children’s act do?
Local authorities forced to set up services to protect children
When was the housing act introduced?
1949
What did the housing act do?
Massive programme of building new housing to the latest specification
When was the Education Act introduced?
1944
What was the education act?
Free compulsory education for children up to the age of 15
What were Beveridges 5 giant evils?
Want (poverty), Ignorance, Disease, Idleness and Squalor
