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 Here You Were Here You Were Here is an album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah Harmer, released in 2000. "You Were Here" was Harmer's commercial breakthrough in Canada after years of almost reaching the pop charts with Weeping Tile. The album's first big hit, "Basement Apt.", had previously been a Weeping Tile song, appearing on that band's 1995 release "eepee". Harmer also had a hit with "Don't Get Your Back Up", which she had previously recorded with The Saddletramps. Three other songs, "Weakened State", "Lodestar" and "Coffee Stain", had also been previously recorded by Weeping Tile, on 1998's "This Great Black Night".