Liberal Reforms Flashcards
The four main groups helped by the reforms
The old, the young, the sick, and the unemployed
Who received the old age pensions?
People >70 that had lived in Britain for the past 20 years ad hadn’t been in prison for 10.
Who didn’t qualify for the old age pension?
Those who had avoided work, had criminal records, or were habitually drunk.
When was the pensions act?
1908
When was the provision of meals act?
1906
When was the provision of free school meals for the poor made compulsory?
1914
When was the medical inspection act passed?
1907
What were the problems with the medical inspection act?
Problems were identified but parents were too poor to pay for them.
When was the first school clinic set up, and what did it provide?
1912, and it provided limited free medical treatment e.g. contagious diseases.
When was the children’s charter act passed?
1908
What did the children’s charter act prohibit?
It prevented children from buying cigarettes and entering public houses, and begging, as well as sending them to borstals (essentially child prisons) to keep them away from hardened criminals.
What was the problem with the old age pension?
It was too old; people stopped working at 50 on average but only became eligible for the pension at 70. It was also a lower amount than was needed for them to stay out of poverty (35p/week was needed, they received 25p)
Where did people go if they couldn’t find a job?
The workhouse.
How much money were people given under the old age pension?
25p a week for an individual, a 35p a week for a couple.
How many meals were issued from the free school meals act?
14 million by 1914. Weight loss increased.
