THE NATIONAL INSURANCE ACT (part 1), could be resumed in:
- Compulsory contributory scheme for all workers= for workers between 16 and 70 earning less than £160/year + the cost of the insurance was divided- the employee paid more than the state or the employer+ workers were entitled to free medical treatment
- Benefits for jobless and the ill= there was sick pay of 10s/week and diasablement pay of 5s/week
- Maternity pay
- Free treatment for serious health issues, such as tubercoulosis
IMPORTANCE: the most ambitious reform + it brought discontent: workers dislike their wages being cut/ employers argued they were using profits to fund this/ the Webbs said the employees' contribution was a poll tax, rich should cover it instead
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