old age pensions started in england in 1908.
old age pensions started in england in 1908.
when did old age pensions start in england?
1908
old-age pensions act 1908









































the old-age pensions act 1908 is an act of parliament of the united kingdom, passed in 1908. the act is often regarded as one of the foundations of modern social welfare in the united kingdom and forms part of the wider social welfare reforms of the liberal government of 1906–1914. individuals over the age of 70 years got a total of 5 shillings per week and couples over the age of 70 years got a total of 7 shillings 5 pence per week.









































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old-age pensions act 1908
a wide range of social reforms were carried out during's drees's tenure as prime minister. the occupational pensions funds act of march 1949 made membership of industry-wide pension funds compulsory, while the general old age pensions act of may 1956 introduced universal flat-rate old age pensions for all residents as a right and with no retirement condition at the age of 65. the retired persons' family allowances act of november 1950 established a special allowance for pensioned public servants with children, a law of november 1950 extended compulsory health insurance to cover other groups, such as old-age and invalidity pensioners, and a law of december 1956 introduced health insurance with special low contributions for old-aged pensioners below a certain income ceiling. a law of august 1950 established equal rights for illegitimate children, and introduced an allowance for disabled children between the ages of 16 and 20. the temporary family allowances act for the self-employed of june 1951 entitled self-employed persons with low incomes to family allowance for the first and second child, and a law of february 1952 introduced an allowance for studying and for disabled children until the age of 27. in 1950, works councils were established, and in 1957 the dismissal of female civil servants upon marriage was abolished.
willem drees