Why WW2 changed attitudes to welfare reforms

• World War Two changed people's attitudes towards welfare reform
• Reasons why World War Two changed attitudes

  • Evacuation of children from the cities to the countryside helped to change attitudes because it meant that working class children mixed with more affluent families which highlighted the severe poverty that still existed in cities
  • Men of different classes mixed in army together sharing experiences and developing camaraderie across the classes
  • Women wanted something back for their hard work during the war as they stepped into many wartime jobs to allow men to join the army
  • Creation of the Beveridge report 1942 suggested a new way forward after the war
  • People began to accept government intervention during the war and saw it as a positive influence
  • Bombing helped to change attitudes because civilians helped each other construct shelters and would check to see if families needed help after a raid