Acts 1918-1922

Question 1

maternity and child welfare act

Answer 1

1918- increased maternity benefits

Question 2

old age pensions act

Answer 2

1919- increased the benefits of the 1908 scheme

Question 3

national insurance act

Answer 3

1919- compulsory health insurance extended to all those earning up to £250

Question 4

unemployment act

Answer 4

1920- extended the 1911 act to more occupations

Question 5

unemployment insurance

Answer 5

1921- after 26 weeks of payments under the national insurance scheme there would be transitional payments (the dole) to keep the uneployed out of the workhouse

Question 6

unemployed dependants act

Answer 6

1921- gave benefits to the families of unemployed workers

Question 7

housing act

Answer 7

1919- due to housing shortage of over 1/2 million homes, local authorities were to build low rent houses at the rate of 70000 a year. These were called council houses and building was subsidised by £260 a house and 213000 were built

Question 8

coal mines act

Answer 8

1919- guaranteed a 7 hour day for miners

Question 9

agriculture act

Answer 9

1920- guaranteed agricultural prices to help farmers and also protected labourers wages by a special board