Coalition Social Reforms 1918-1922

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1918 Maternity and Child Welfare Act
Increased maternity benefits;Introduced maternal and child welfare clinics, day nurseries and health visitors.
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1919 Old Age Pensions Act
Increased the 1908 benefits
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1919 National Insurance Act
Compulsory health insurance extended to all those earning up to £250; Reduced the doctors' capitation fee
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1920 Unemployment Act
Extended 1911 act to more occupations; Provided 15 weeks of unemployment benefits; Helped over 11 million workers
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1921 Unemployment Insurance
After 26 weeks of payments there would be transitional payments; Kept unemployed workers from going into the workhouse.
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1921 Unemployed Dependants' Act
Gave benefits to the families of unemployed workers
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1919 Addison Housing Act
Local authorities build houses with low rents; 70,000 a year; Subsidised by £260 a house; 213,000 built
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1919 Coal Mines Act
Guaranteed a 7 hour day for miners
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1920 Agriculture Act
Guaranteed agricultural prices to help farmers, protected labourers' wages by a special board
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1919 Old Age Pensions Act

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Increased the 1908 benefits

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1919 National Insurance Act

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1920 Unemployment Act

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1921 Unemployment Insurance

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