Poor Laws // 1911: Nat. Insurance Act // 1917: Ministry of Construction e.g. "Home Fit For Heroes
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UNEMPLOYMENT: 1918-20
"Out-Of-Work-Donation" for returning troops
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UNEMPLOYMENT: 1920 and 1921
Unemployment Insurance Act: longer term comver for those who didn't have Nat.Insurance // 2/3 eligible - drained funds // 1921 work tests implemented - 1930 3 mill rejectected (dole disguised as insurance)
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1929 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT
local gov set up Public Assistance Committees (PACs) - centrally funded // replace Poor Laws - after '31 crisis = MEANS TESTS
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1934 UNEMPLOYMENT ACT
long term // Part 1: 26 weeks of benefit to the 14.5 mill workers who paid in // Part 2: Nat. Unemp Assistance Board (UAB) to help those with no entitlement to insurance benefits
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BUT
gov still couldn't solve unemp, mainly bc of retrencment, couldn't stimulate eco growth // only when rearmament was introduced
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PENSIONS: 1908
State pensions introduced - means tested - didn't support wodows, children or the deceased
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PENSIONS:1925
Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act: // to address '08 criticisms. 10 shillings a week for elderly, proviced for labels above (Labour thought it unfailry penalised the poor)
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HOUSING: 1919
Housing and Town Planning Act: empower local authorities. only 231k/600k built = Geddes Axe= housing shortage // young married copule had to live with thier parents
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HOUSING: 1923, 1924 AND 1930
Conservative and Labour Housing Acts // Labour Hosing Act (1930) - private and state-owned - 4 mill homes built - 1 mill in public sector // wasn't totally effective: Becontree Estate // Helped stimulate economy & s.of. living
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