3.2 - housing reform pre ww2

when was the addison housing act?

1919

what did it do?

provided local government with funding to build more council houses

this led to…

the emergence of council houses

who was now responsible for providing housing?

the state

how many houses had been built by 1922?

213,000

why was the scheme scrapped?

high costs

what were houses built under this act like?

high quality - they had gardens, baths and were built in low density

what is an example of the addison housing act in action?

the beacontree housing estate

when was the wheatley housing act?

1924

who brought in this act and why?

labour in an attempt to get housing schemes back on track

what did this act do?

it provided a £9 million annual grant to authorities to build council houses with rent at pre-war levels

how many houses had been built by 1933?

half a million

what event led to the scheme being scrapped?

the depression

when was the greenwood housing act?

1930

what did the greenwood act do?

a grant from labour to clear slums and build more houses

by 1939, how many homes had been built?

over 700,000

what were they like?

spacious and sanitary

this scheme was suspended during the depression, an unpopular choice since…

many felt it could’ve boosted jobs