Important Reforms Summary
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- Important Reforms Summary
- 1901- Seebohm Rowntree found that in a society were thos who didn't work or eat, there were three times in people lives when they were especially vulnerable
- As a young child
- When they were old
- When they were sick or unemployed
- Children
- 1906- Local authorities were allowed to provide free school meals
- 1908- Children and Young Persons Act introduced to set regulations that became known as the Children's Charter
- Imposed severe punishment for neglecting or treating children cruelly
- Made illegal to sell cigarettes to children or send them out begging
- Seperate juvenile courts were set up, which sent children convicted of a crime to borstals
- Instead of going to prison
- Old age
- 1908- Pensions were introduced for the over 70s
- Gave them 5 shillings a week or 7shilling 6pence to a married couple
- Old people cried as they collected their pension
- They said 'God bless Lloyd George'
- Workers
- 1909- Labour exchanges
- set up to help unemployed to find work
- 1911- National Insurance Act
- Part 1 gave people the right to free medical treatment and sick pay of 10shillings a week for 26 weeks
- In return for a payment of 4 pence a week
- Part 2 gave people the right to unemployment pay of 7 shillings 6 pence a week for 15 weeka
- In return for a payment of 2 1/2 pence a week
- Part 1 gave people the right to free medical treatment and sick pay of 10shillings a week for 26 weeks
- 1909- Labour exchanges
- 1901- Seebohm Rowntree found that in a society were thos who didn't work or eat, there were three times in people lives when they were especially vulnerable
- 1901- Seebohm Rowntree found that in a society were thos who didn't work or eat, there were three times in people lives when they were especially vulnerable
- As a young child
- When they were old
- When they were sick or unemployed
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