knowledge test : pension act 1908 Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
What was the state pension for (i) a single person and a (ii) married couple?
A
5s/week max for single person
- 7s 6d for married couple.
2
Q
What were the conditions regarding (i) age, (ii) means and (iii) character to be met before anyone could receive a state?
A
- 70 or above
- on less than £31pa
- with record of work
- no poor relief or imprisonment (character requirement abandoned by 1914).
3
Q
Identify one measurement to be used to assess the generosity or otherwise of the state pension.
A
- Less than poverty line of Booth
- £50 pa needed as living wage
- less than NI payments = very small pension.
4
Q
How many people received the state pension in 1915.
A
1m
5
Q
Use two statistics to assess the effect of the state pension on Poor law relief
A
- Removed 122,00
- but 300,00 remained in receipt of relief.
6
Q
Were state pensions based on contributions?
A
No; entirely from taxes.
