Liberal Reform Research Paper

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What did the Liberal Reforms do for... ? A fitting description for pre-liberal reforms could almost be: In the beginning, there was nothing. Before 1901 when Seebohm Rowntree finished his study in poverty, no one had put thought into how there were certain groups of people that within the poorest groups, were even more vunerable than the vast majority of working adults. Rowntree found that the there were three times in a persons life that they were most vunerable: * When they were a child * When they were Unemployed, Underemployed or taken ill * When they were elderly In 1906 the liberal party took over in government and put in place reforms to aid these groups. Children In 1906 Children’s welfare changed for the better…show more content…
These laws also protected young offenders from being sentenced like an adult and instead were sent to places called borstals for any wrong doing. Children were also prevented from entering Pubs and buying cigarettes as this was believed to be a bad basis for the future of the country! Medicine for children improved as in 1907, doctors and nurses were sent into schools to give children, who would not of received and healthcare otherwise, free and compulsory medical checks advising them on any steps needed to be taken to improve their health, however until 1912 any medication needed would have been payed for by an parent and was not complimentary or free for anyone. In 1912 however school medical clinics were set up providing free medicine and free healthcare to any child that needed it, these were mainly used when something was found during a medical check and therefore they needed treatment, most parents could not afford the high prices for medicine so these clinics were a necessary and welcome addition to the care of children for many parents health of their child will always remain a constant…show more content…
This now meant that everyone over the age of 70 was eligible for a state pension and would receive in the region of 5s to 7s 6d (if they were a married couple.) The Sick In 1911 The National Insurance act was put in place, this was and is an insurance scheme that prevents poverty caused by illness and therefore inability to work, this was a heaven send for most as they were payed up to 10s a week when ill for 13 weeks and after that they were payed 5s for any extra time they were ill this prevented any serious injury or illness from creating poverty and often preventing the worker from returning to work. The Unemployed and Underemployed Also another part of The National Insurance Act was to put in place to prevent poverty from being caused when a worker was unable to find work for up to 15 weeks in any one year, he or she was payed 7s 6d for his

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