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 Mine (Taylor Henderson song) play, "The Acoustic Sessions". Upon its release, "When You Were Mine" debuted and peaked at number five on the ARIA Singles Chart issue dated 17 March 2014. It became Henderson's third top five song, following "Borrow My Heart" and his cover version of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun". "When You Were Mine" was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling over 70,000 copies. "When You Were Mine" received positive reviews from critics. Melissa Redman from Renowned for Sound gave the song four-and-a-half stars out of five and predicted it to be another hit for Henderson due