what did the liberals do to help the poor???
- Created by: Hannah
- Created on: 09-06-11 12:00
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HELPING CHILDREN
- local councils could give poor children free school meals from 1906
- 1914 14 millions free school meals were eaten
- however this law was not compulsory
- only half of the councils set up a free school meals service
- local councils set up a school medical service from 1907
- from 1912 this included treatment as well as check-ups in schools
- this was important as many parents could not afford proper medical treatment for the children
- however, it did not give treatment, only see what the children had
- children and young persons act 1908
- it protected the children
- parents could be prosectuted for neglect
- parents could not insure their children and then claim money if the child died
- children courts were set up
- borstals were set up so the children did not go to adults prison
HELPING THE OLD
- lloyd Geroge started an old age pension act1908
- over 70's got 7s 6p a week
- you only got the state pension if your income was less than £31 a year
- you also had to have lived in Britain for the last 20…
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