📕 Chapter 3: A Long and Illustrious History

3.5.1 The early 20th century and social reforms

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At the start of the 20th century, the Liberal government introduced important social reforms. The National Insurance Act of 1911 provided health and unemployment insurance for workers. Old age pensions were introduced in 1908. These reforms laid the foundations for the welfare state that would be fully developed after World War II.

Key Facts

  • Liberal government introduced social reforms early 1900s
  • National Insurance Act 1911 — health and unemployment insurance
  • Old age pensions introduced 1908
The early 20th century and social reforms
Illustration: The early 20th century and social reforms

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  • 1908 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧ āĻŦ⧟āϏ⧇āϰ āĻĒ⧇āύāĻļāύ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
    • 1900-āĻāϰ āĻĻāĻļāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ Liberal āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ
    • National Insurance Act 1911 — āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§€āĻŽāĻž
    • āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧ āĻŦ⧟āϏ⧇āϰ āĻĒ⧇āύāĻļāύ 1908 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ
  • 1911 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ National Insurance Act āĻļā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§€āĻŽāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
    • 1900-āĻāϰ āĻĻāĻļāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ Liberal āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ
    • National Insurance Act 1911 — āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§€āĻŽāĻž
    • āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧ āĻŦ⧟āϏ⧇āϰ āĻĒ⧇āύāĻļāύ 1908 āϏāĻžāϞ⧇ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ

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