What is National Assistance Act 1948?
<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 May 1948|title=National Assistance Act 1948|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/11-12/29/enacted|access-date=10 July 2023|website=Legislation.gov.uk}}</ref>The '''National Assistance Act 1948''' is an [[Act of Parliament]] passed in the United Kingdom by the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] government of [[Clement Attlee]]. It abolished the [[Poor Law]] system that had been since the reign of [[Elizabeth I]]. It set up the the [[National Assistance]] scheme for people who were not covered by [[National Insurance]]. There was more money for poor people. Most people had all their rent paid. The National Assistance Board made rules about resources and requirements but they were not public. Claimants still did not have rights. The [[means test]] did not include the pay of sons and daughters. People over pension age were paid more.<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Assistance » 7 Nov 1947 » The Spectator Archive|url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/7th-november-1947/2/national-assistance|access-date=2023-05-12|website=The Spectator Archive}}</ref> Northern Ireland had a seperate National Assistance Board. From 1966 there was [[Supplementary Benefit]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Social security in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:1948]]