The Young
School holidays
When did children receiving free school meals tend to lose weight?
70
At what age did British workers qualify for an old age pension?
26
For how many weeks did national insurance cover a sick worker?
15
How many weeks did the benefit last?
Three major issues that limited the Liberals' scope for reform.
What were: Irish Home Rule, Women's Rights, Rearmament, Free Trade, the birth of the Labour Party (any three)?
Administrative Provisions
What was the proper title of the Act that provided medical inspections for children?
non-contributory
What is the phrase meaning that pensions were paid without any need to pay into a scheme?
"9d for 4d"
What was the slogan used to persuade workers of the value of being in the scheme?
1⅔d
What was the government contribution to a worker under the National Insurance Part 2 scheme?
The People's Budget
What was the name of Lloyd-George's proposals to fund welfare reforms?
Borstal
What was the name for detention centres set up to replace adult prisons for juveniles?
45 and 48
What were the average life expectancies for men and women in 1908?
13
After how many weeks was the benefit halved? (Or, how many weeks was the benefit paid in full?)
2.3 million
What was the number of insured workers by 1913?
To take action that provides an example or foundation for future developments.
What does 'to set a precedent' mean?
14 million
How many free school meals were being provided by local authorities by 1914?
7/6d
How much was the pension for a married couple?
£160
Below how much per year did a worker have to be paid to be eligible for payment?
414
How many labour exchanges were there by 1912?
The Act of 1906 that paid out when workers were injured at work.
What was the Workman's Compensation Act?
1912 (for some)
From what year were local authorities given grants to treat children's medical conditions?
12 shillings per week
What was the level of income where your pension stopped?
30 shillings
How much per child was paid in maternity benefit under the scheme?
3000
By 1914, how many people per day were finding a job through the labour exchanges?
To negotiate a minimum wage
What was the main aim of the 1909 Trade Boards Act?