History for Edexcel A Level: Democracies in change: Britain and the USA in the twentieth century
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Unit 1H - Britain transformed, 1918-97 (8HI01H)
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Provision of Social Welfare
Social welfare before
Poor laws victorian
Workhouses- abolished in 1930 under local gov act
National insurance- only covered 10% of unemployed | low wages, | for men and women
| only for 15 weeks | 7 shillings/ week - introduced 1911
The National Insurance Act 1920
Extended unemployment assistance from 4million to 11.4m (1919-1921)
Low wages, £3 for bus driver wages
60p for women
75p for men
Dole introduced
Fear of uprising | deal with rising unemployment
10% cut in unemployment assistance with the May report in 1931
The National economy act 1931
What did it do Key facts and stats Impact
Detested in deprived areas and
Means test - to limit overall 1931 | led to hunger marches eg
exacerbated hardship for the
benefits Jarrow
vulnerable
Means test disqualify short time Impacts those in collieries of Created poverty trap | people
workers shipyards | impacted in Tyneside going to work will be worse off
and wales
Provision of Social Welfare 1
, than only on work benefits
(dependency culture)
Public assistance comitte have
Means test- can only apply for 6 Invasive and diminutive and
to investigate to see if you’re
months unpractical
worthy
Bad for families with kids who
All forms of household income help with income | have to Forced children of working age
considered exhaust all valuables and assets to leave the family home early
before claiming
Unemployment act 1934
What did it do Key facts and stats Impact
Reversed 10% cut in
X x
unemployment assistance
Created short term and long
X X
term unemployed
Short term unemployed-
X X
reversed 10% cut for 6 months
Long term unemployed Unemployment assistance board Means testing continued |
(exceeding 6 months) = have to in charge | payments were made protests eg wales 300,000
apply for further benefits at lower rates than 31 and 34 people
By 1933 | 3million in 1933 (20%
of the working adult population)
Unemployment dropped
to 1.4million in 1939 (9% of the
adult working population
Evacuation and rationing
Children from inner city areas to safe areas in countryside
Brought together sector of society
Rationing created a sense of equality
Food rationing people made healthier
1939 first evacuation= 1.5million choldren
Provision of Social Welfare 2
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