1911 National Insurance Act [Part 2]
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- 1911 National Insurance Act [Part 2]
- Helped: Workers
- Included:
- 7 shillings of unemployment benefits for a maximum of 15 weeks
- To pay for it
- workers/employers paid 2.5d
- The state paid 1 3/4d per week
- Covered 2.25 million workers
- Mainly in construction and engineering industries
- Reduced chances of poverty
- 15 weeks was usually enough time to find another job
- Limitations:
- The already poor were not helped
- Many industries were not covered
- Workers had to contribute which meant a cut in pay
- Encouraged poverty
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