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Social welfare - when introduced?

Freiheit · 2010-05-25 16:17:44

Does anyone know when the first social welfare legislation was introduced to Ireland (and presumably Great Britain)?...and whether there is any good sources in relation?. When was the old age pernsion, widows pension, childrens allowanace and modern day dole introduced?. I'm tracing my roots and my greatx2 grandmother was…

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25-05-2010 5:17pm

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Freiheit

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Does anyone know when the first social welfare legislation was introduced to Ireland (and presumably Great Britain)?...and whether there is any good sources in relation?. When was the old age pernsion, widows pension, childrens allowanace and modern day dole introduced?.

I'm tracing my roots and my greatx2 grandmother was widowed young, I'm wondering if she had any welfare entitlements and if not when they emerged.
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#2 25-05-2010 5:31pm
brianthebard

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I think the Insurance Act of 1912 was the first form of social welfare.

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#3 26-05-2010 5:51pm
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you could argue that the workhouses and the poor law acts that preceded them were the origins of the social welfare system.

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#4 26-05-2010 5:55pm
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http://www.welfare.ie/EN/AboutUs/Pages/dsfa_overview.aspx?cssFont=0#1

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