Old Age Pensions Act 1908
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The Old Age Pensions Act 1908 was a landmark UK social welfare law that introduced non-contributory state pensions for elderly people with low incomes.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
social welfare legislation ⓘ |
| administrationBy |
British Post Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Post Office (payment of pensions)
local pension committees ⓘ |
| aim |
provide basic income security in old age
ⓘ
reduce poverty among the elderly ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolitician |
David Lloyd George
ⓘ
Herbert Henry Asquith ⓘ |
| benefitTargetGroup |
elderly people
ⓘ
low-income elderly people ⓘ |
| benefitType | cash benefit ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1909-01-01 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
age 70 or over
ⓘ
means-tested income ⓘ residence in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exclusionCriterion |
certain criminal convictions
ⓘ
habitual failure to work ⓘ receipt of poor relief ⓘ |
| fundingSource | general taxation ⓘ |
| geographicCoverage |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Ireland (then part of the United Kingdom)
Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first nationwide state pension scheme in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
major reform of Liberal welfare reforms (1906–1914) ⓘ milestone in the development of the British welfare state ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Board of Customs and Excise (initial administration oversight) ⓘ |
| influenced | National Insurance Act 1911 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | German social insurance reforms ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Liberal Government (1905–1915) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | amended ⓘ |
| legislature |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| pensionNature | non-contributory state pension ⓘ |
| pensionPaymentFrequency | weekly payments ⓘ |
| policyArea |
old-age pensions
ⓘ
poverty relief ⓘ social security ⓘ |
| precededBy |
National Assistance Act 1948
ⓘ
surface form:
Poor Law system
|
| relatedConcept |
social insurance
ⓘ
welfare state ⓘ |
| relatedReformMovement | New Liberalism ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1908-08-01 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Old Age Pensions Act 1908 self-link ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | Old age pensions—Law and legislation—Great Britain ⓘ |
| typeOfPension | non-contributory pension ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1908 ⓘ |
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