Social Policy 1945-64
Education
Social Security
Health
Housing
Antecedents of 1930s/WW2: Hadow report 1926- 'bone structure' of 1944 suggested ROSA/primary & secondary schools to replace elementary education, anti-tech education Norwood & Spens Reports put flesh on Hadow: tripartism Education Act 1936 intro ROSA of 15 for 1939-WW2 postponed it
Hadow Report 1926:
Legislation & Policy implementation: Butler Act 1944 (Cons) Ministry of Education
11+
Tripartite
Nursery, primary and secondary educations
compulsory religion
ROSA
university education for ex-servicemen
Norwood & Spens Reports
Education Act 1936
Butler Act
ROSA
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Weaknesses:
National Insurance Act 1911, amended by IWYS and Beveridge report- made rationalised NI & for the first time: uniform for everyone, created assistance based on need and aimed for positive redistribution to end poverty
Beverdige report:
Family Allowance Act 1945
NI Act 1946,
National Assistance Act 1948 abolished Poor Law & PACs but National Asssistance was effectively a centralised means test
Family allowance act 1945
National Insurance Act 1946
National assistance act 1948
Means test
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Weaknesses: