National Assistance Act 1948

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Care_Act_2014
gptkbp:allows residential care funding
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Social_Security_Act_1986
1970s welfare reforms
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:United_Kingdom
individuals without sufficient means
gptkbp:associated_with welfare reform in the UK
gptkbp:created National Assistance payments
gptkbp:effective_date 1948-07-05
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:established gptkb:National_Assistance_Board
gptkbp:facilitates access to healthcare services
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:historical_significance foundation of modern welfare state
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Assistance Act 1948
gptkbp:impact gptkb:government_agency
improved welfare for the poor
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for child welfare
gptkbp:increased government responsibility for welfare
gptkbp:influenced subsequent welfare policies
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Beveridge_Report
social justice movements
gptkbp:inspired future welfare legislation
gptkbp:introduced Minister of National Insurance
gptkbp:is_aimed_at elderly and disabled individuals
reducing poverty
gptkbp:is_challenged_by legal cases regarding welfare rights
gptkbp:is_criticized_for libertarian groups
means-testing
gptkbp:is_discussed_in academic literature
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by social policy researchers
gptkbp:is_implemented_in local authorities
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:is_part_of post-war consensus
Labour government's social agenda
UK's social safety net.
gptkbp:is_promoted_by welfare advocates
gptkbp:is_standardized_by social care services
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Labour_Party
trade unions
gptkbp:led_to public attitudes towards poverty
creation of social services
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Housing_Act_1957
gptkbp:part_of post-war social reforms
post-war welfare state reforms
gptkbp:provides single parents
means-tested assistance
gptkbp:purpose to provide financial assistance to those in need
gptkbp:receives_funding_from local welfare programs
gptkbp:reform 1990s welfare-to-work initiatives
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:National_Insurance_Act_1946
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:National_Health_Service_and_Community_Care_Act_1990
gptkbp:replaced_by Income Support
gptkbp:requires local assessments of need
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:King_George_VI
gptkbp:social_responsibility low-income families