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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