Old-Age Pensions Act 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. The Act provided for a non-contributory old age pension for people over the
You Were... Japan. Additional recording was handled by Dom Morley and Phill Brown at Metropolis and Sarm Studios in London, United Kingdom. "You Were..." has been described as a pop ballad that borrows numerous musical elements such as pop rock. According to a staff member from Japan's Amazon.com, they compared "You Were..." to previous winter singles released by Hamasaki. The lyrics to "You Were..." describes Hamasaki's reflection of love. "You Were..." was released as a a-side single with album track "Ballad" in four different formats on December 29, 2009 by Avex Trax. The first format was a Maxi CD; this includes the