6-790: The National Assistance Board was established by the National Assistance Act 1948 ( 11 & 12 Geo. 6 . c. 29) and abolished in by the Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 . It was preceded by the Unemployment Assistance Board (known from 1941 as the Assistance Board) and succeeded by the Supplementary Benefit Commission. There was a separate National Assistance Board of Northern Ireland. The National Assistance Act 1948 required local authorities, under
12-557: Is an Act of Parliament passed in the United Kingdom by the Labour government of Clement Attlee . It formally abolished the Poor Law system that had existed since the reign of Elizabeth I , and established a social safety net for those who did not pay national insurance contributions (such as the homeless, the physically disabled, and unmarried mothers) and were therefore left uncovered by
18-627: The National Insurance Act 1946 and the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946 . It also provided help to elderly Britons who required supplementary benefits to make a subsistence living, and obliged local authorities to provide suitable accommodation for those who through infirmity, age, or any other reason were in need of care and attention not otherwise available. The legislation also empowered local authorities to grant financial aid to organizations of volunteers concerned with
24-461: The control of the board, to provide residential accommodation for older and disabled people ‘in need of care and attention which is not otherwise available to them’. They were also able to register and inspect homes run by charitable (non-profit) and private (for profit) organizations and to contribute to independent organisations providing ‘recreation or meals for old people’ or themselves provide these, or day centres, clubs etc. Sir Harold Fieldhouse
30-552: The provision of recreational facilities or meals. The National Assistance Board , which administered the National Assistance scheme, operated scale rates which were more generous than in the past. The rate for a married couple before the new service was launched, for instance, was 31 shillings (£1.55) a week, and 40 shillings (£2.00) a week when the new service was introduced, together with an allowance for rent. In addition, as noted by Denis Nowell Pritt , "In most cases where
36-513: Was Secretary of the Board from 1948 until 1959 when he was succeeded by Sir Donald Sargent . The Under-Secretary from 1946–1950 was Hubert Bentliff . In 1970 the Brighton Combination, of which Jim Carter was a member presented The NAB Show , a politically orientated account of the Board. National Assistance Act 1948 The National Assistance Act 1948 ( 11 & 12 Geo. 6 . c. 29)
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