Issue 4: The Labour Reforms The idea of a Welfare State Lesson starter: 1)Each group needs to collect a case study 2)Read through it as a group – you need it for the first task Archie Beatrice Margaret

Today we will… Identify the welfare reforms which would benefit different members of society Contextualise the Labour Reforms

I can… Recommend which Labour Reforms can help three case studies Create a timeline of the various Labour Reforms

Task One Read through the case study your group has On the next slide you will see a list of reforms introduced by the Labour government You need to work out which ones your case study would benefit from Write down the reforms they would benefit from and why

Labour Reforms 1.National Insurance – pensions, family allowance etc 2.National Assistance – for homeless, disabled etc 3.National Injuries Act – for those injured at work 4.NHS – Free healthcare for all 5.Housing Reform – new homes built for those living in slums or damaged homes

The Welfare State Between 1945 and 1951 the Labour Government passed a series of measures which some people call the welfare state. This means that the government or state takes on the responsibility of looking after the wellbeing or welfare of all its citizens throughout their life, identifying times of need and dealing appropriately with these. These social reforms attempted to deal with the 'Five Giants' which had been identified by William Beveridge in his report of December 1942 and which were Want, Disease, Squalor, Ignorance and Idleness

From the Cradle to the Grave… The idea was that the Labour Reforms would help people from the Cradle to the Grave This meant they would be provided with help from birth until the end of their lives

WANT National Insurance Act 1946 –it provided financial protection in the event of unemployment and sickness - workers received 26 shillings a week or 42 shillings for married men –Pensions for the elderly –Minimal living conditions for the employed

WANT Industrial Injuries Act 1946 –it provided financial relief for those who were temporarily absent from work, due to injury – it also provided financial relief for those absent long-term

WANT National Assistance Act 1948 –it provided financial assistance for the unemployed or those who had not paid enough contributions into the National Insurance scheme – it provided for the elderly who had not been paying into the National Insurance scheme during their lives –HOWEVER, it was means tested

DISEASE NHS 1948 –Free healthcare for all (doctors, opticians, dentist, hospitals –Free prescriptions –Limitations: Very expensive £358 million/year »Number of prescriptions rose from 7 million to 13.5 million in September 1948

SQUALOR New Towns Act 1946 –Prefabs built to replace slums, provide housing for those whose homes were destroyed during the war –12 New Towns planned –However: not enough were built, and shortage of money and building materials to build enough homes

SQUALOR Housing Ac t 1949