3.3 - housing reform inspired by the beveridge report

what was squalor?

poor quality housing

what identified squalor as a key issue facing britain?

the beveridge report

britain had been experiencing a housing crisis even before the war, but bombing raids caused the destruction of …

around 700,000 homes which needed to be rebuilt accommodate the growing population

in the immediate aftermath of the war, churchill announced that…

750,000 new homes would be needed

how many homes had been built by 1946?

only 55,4000

what had this number risen to by 1948?

over 280,000

from 1945 to 51, how many new homes did labour average annually?

200,000

when was the new towns act introduced?

1946

what did this act do?

it created towns that were both healthy and pleasant to live in as well as catering to the needs of the townspeople

what were these new towns required to have?

schools, green spaces, shops, community centres, pavements and a separation between living space and work space

this meant that…

meticulous planning was needed to build them, something which had never happened before

how many new towns were built?

23

which was the first?

stevenage

when was the town and county planning act introduced?

1947

this act gave the job of planning to…

county authorities

what were county authorities now required to do?

to produce land development plans for the next 20 years