Old Age Pensions Act 1908

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Old_Age_Pensions_Act_1908

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:England gptkb:Ireland gptkb:Scotland gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Social_security_in_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:Acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_concerning_Scotland gptkb:Acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_concerning_England_and_Wales gptkb:Acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_concerning_Ireland gptkb:1908_in_British_law Pensions in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:8_Edw._7._c._40
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dateEnacted	1908
gptkbp:eligibility	means-tested British subject for at least 20 years resident in the UK for at least 20 years
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce	1 January 1909
gptkbp:excludes	those convicted of drunkenness those convicted of imprisonment those receiving poor relief
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	first UK law to provide state pensions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Old Age Pensions Act 1908
gptkbp:longTitle	An Act to provide for Old Age Pensions.
gptkbp:maximumPensionPerWeek	5 shillings
gptkbp:minimumAgeForPension	70
gptkbp:purpose	to provide non-contributory pensions for elderly people
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent	1 August 1908
gptkbp:repealedBy	gptkb:National_Insurance_Act_1946
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:National_Insurance_Act_1946
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Liberal_reforms_(1906–1914) gptkb:Liberal_Party_(historically)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7