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Liberal Welfare Reforms - Coggle Diagram
Liberal Welfare Reforms
Helping the Unemployed
labour Exchange act of 1909
offices were set up for the Unemployed to find work
3000 people a day were provided work by 1914
National insurence act 1911 (Part 2)
an insured worker losing their job would recieve seven shillings per week, for 15 weeks
to receive this, workers paid 2.5 pence per week, employers paid 2 pence per week and the state paid 3 pence per week
many trades were involved such as shipbuilding, mechanical engineering, construction, iron founding and sawmilling
Limations
the cover was only provided for a limited time depending on contributions
No suppport provided by family
Helping the Old
Old age pension act of 1908
people Over 70 with an annul income of £21-£31 would recive 1-5 shillings a week as a pension
by 1914, one million people were receiving a pension
Limations of Old age pension act
many pensions did not have a birth certifcate, so were unable to prove their age
only provided to Uk citzens
only provided if people hadnt been to jail in the last 10 years
Helping the Chilldren
provisions of meal act 1906
free school meals were provided for all
this replaced the charity involvment
limitations
health deteriorated again during school holidays
was costly for the goverment
adminstration act of 1907
school children recived a free medical eximantion during their school years
free treatment was given to children after 1912
Limitations
many local authorties did not provide this service
the childrens charter act 1908
children were banned from begging
juvenile courts and borstals were established to separate adult and child offenders
Limitations
the Children's Charter did little to deal with the causes of juvenile crime
Helping the Sick
National insurence act 1911 (Part 1)
this provided compulsory health insurence for those making under £160 a year
if sick, an employee was paid 10 shillings for up to 13 weeks, then 5 shillings for an additional 13 weeks
the employee, the employer and the state all contributed money to the scheme
Limations
after 25 weeks, all payments stopped
no provison was made for the workers family
many objected to the complusory payments they had to make