Labour Exchanges Act 1909:
- unemployed workers could go to a labour exchange to look for work
- it was a very efficient way of finding work
- people were still unemployed- it did not increase chances of employment
National Insurance Act 1911:
- prevent poverty resulting from illnesses, people had to insure themselves against sickness and they got paid if they were to become ill
- wouldn't be forced to live in poverty when ill- save up money
- the pay decreases if you're ill for a long period of time
National Insurance Act Part II 1912:
- prevent poverty resulting from unemployment by insuring workers against periods when they were out of work
- allowed people to not live in poverty while unemployed- better oportunities
- the middle and upper class people believed this would make people lazy and was unfair
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