Beveridge Report

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Who wrote the Beveridge report? When was it commissioned and then published?
Sir William Beveridge. 1941. 1942.
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5 Giants...?
Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor & Idleness.
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WANT
1945: Family allowances made from 2nd child onwards. National insurance against illness & unemployment.
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DISEASE
1946: Aneurin Bevan (Minister of Health) introduced NHS. 1948: NHS Scheme launched.
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IGNORANCE
1944: The Education Act by Churchill's wartime governement. (secondary education for all & no one could leave school until they're 15).
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SQUALOR
800,000+ council houses built and 150,000 prefab houses. 1946: New Towns Act (money for new towns close to London & other cities)
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IDLENESS
By 1950: Labour Government achieved virtually full employment. Assistend bu USA known as Marshall Aid which provided finance & resources for new buildings.
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