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
When You Were My Girl When You Were My Girl "When You Were My Girl" is a song by English recording artist Matt Cardle. The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 13 October 2013 as the second single from his third studio album "Porcelain" (2013). The song was written by Cardle, Will Talbot, Jamie Scott, Toby Smith, JC Chasez, and Jimmy Harry, and it was produced by Cardle, Smith, and Scott. Talking about the song Matt said: "I had a session in LA with JC Chasez and his producer Jimmy Harry. We came up with this really awesome bass