Labour social reforms 1945-51 - Housing
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The New Towns Act of 1946 aimed to tackle overcrowding and improve housing conditions in Britain by building new towns with homes. 14 new towns were established by 1951, moving people from city slums to new communities built in the countryside. However, these new towns initially lacked jobs and local facilities, requiring long commutes. Additionally, while the government set targets to build over 1 million new homes by 1951, housing shortages remained an issue as only around 800,000 new houses were completed. Prefabricated housing provided a temporary solution to the shortage but was meant to last only 10 years though many prefab homes stood for decades.
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- 2. New Towns Act The government tried to tackle the problems of overcrowding and slum housing by building new houses. In 1946 the New Towns Act was launched. This aimed to end the Giant of squalor.
- 3. New Towns Act The Act aimed to improve housing by building new towns across Britain. 14 new towns were built by 1951, creating new homes and communities e.g. East Kilbride, Glenrothes, Livingston, Milton Keynes.
- 4. New Towns Act The New Towns moved people out of overcrowded city slums and took them to nicer countryside areas. This not only improved their housing but also their standard of living, and health as well.
- 5. New Towns Act There were few jobs or facilities such as shops created in the new towns. This meant that although people could live there they often faced long journeys to travel to work or to socialise.
- 6. House building The government announced plans to build 200,000 new houses each year (with a total target of 1.2 million homes by 1951). These included modern features such as central heating and indoor toilets.
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- 10. Pre-fab houses were huge compared to single ends, with many extra rooms. Pre-fab houses lasted years longer than planned – the last were knocked down in 1990s.
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