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... Hong Kong, "You Were..." served as the b-side single and "Ballad' as the a-side. The third format is a special box set that includes both DVD formats and the CD single. Each box set includes a post card with Hamasaki's logo on it and a bonus poster. The fourth and final format was a digital EP that consists the track list of the CD single format. All four cover sleeves for "You Were.../Ballad" were photographed by Japanese photographer Kazuyoshi Shimomura. All three CD and DVD format sets features Hamasaki wearing a large white coat; she is seen lying down on