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What is primary poverty caused by?
low wages, unemployment, sickness and old age.
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what is secondary poverty caused by?
laziness, bad habits, wasting money on drinking and gambling
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Charles Booth and Sebohm Rowntree carried out the first serious studies into poverty and its causes what were the main causes?
The main causes were casual labour, low pay, unemployment, large families, illness and old age – not laziness, drunkenness and gambling
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The first reform came into action in 1906 what reform was this?
Free School Meals for children. This allowed local education authorities to provide free meals to children on a means tested basis. About half of local authorities introduced the scheme and by the outbreak of the First World War some 14 million meals
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what year did the free medical checks for children come in?
In 1907 a series of free medical tests were introducd for children. as with the Free School Meals the testing was optional for local authorities
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When did the Children and Young Persons Act come in?
The 1908 Children and Young Persons Act provided protection for children. From now on it was a legal requirement to look after children properly and the authorities were given the power to intervene in cases where this was not deemed to be the case.
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What other reform came into action in 1908?
The children's charter,Laws to stop cruelty and neglect of children and end baby farming. New Juvenile Courts no longer sent children to adult prisons. ‘Borstals’ and a probation service set up. Begging by children was made an offence.
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one other reform which came into action in 1908?
The Old Age Pensions Act provided a small pension for everybody aged 70 or above
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laziness, bad habits, wasting money on drinking and gambling

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what is secondary poverty caused by?

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The main causes were casual labour, low pay, unemployment, large families, illness and old age – not laziness, drunkenness and gambling

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Free School Meals for children. This allowed local education authorities to provide free meals to children on a means tested basis. About half of local authorities introduced the scheme and by the outbreak of the First World War some 14 million meals

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In 1907 a series of free medical tests were introducd for children. as with the Free School Meals the testing was optional for local authorities

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