1908 The Old Age Pension's Act
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- 1908 The Old Age Pension's Act
- Helped: The elderly
- Included:
- 1914: almost 1 million people receiving the pension
- Cost the country £12 million a year
- People did not have to contribute to the scheme to get the pension
- 1914: almost 1 million people receiving the pension
- Limitations:
- Could not receive the pension if:
- Claimed poor relief the previous year
- Had failed to work regularly
- Been in prison the previous ten years
- The amount was quite small
- Few actually reached 70
- Could not receive the pension if:
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