Reforms for the Sick and Unemployed

a string of LABOUR EXCHANGES (like job centres) set up nationally

PROS

More efficient for unemployed people to find work

Set up insurance which aimed to stop illness causing poverty

PROS

At first around 10 million men and 4 million women covered
Workers helped in periods of illness
Workers gained free medical treatment

CONS

Only workers were covered, not their dependants
Had to pay for insurance with their (already low) wages

Aimed to prevent periods of unemployment causing poverty - insured workers for periods of time when they were out of work

PROS

At first, covered 2.25 million workers (most were skilled men)

CONS

Restricted to trades where seasonal unemployment was unusual