National Insurance Act 1946
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The National Insurance Act 1946 was a landmark British welfare reform law that created a comprehensive, compulsory social security system providing benefits for sickness, unemployment, retirement, and other contingencies for most of the population.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
social security legislation ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ministry of National Insurance ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
implementing social insurance principles
ⓘ
providing income security ⓘ reducing poverty ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| basedOn | Beveridge Report ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 5 July 1948 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverage |
employees
ⓘ
most of the working population of the United Kingdom ⓘ self-employed persons (with limitations) ⓘ |
| created |
comprehensive national insurance system
ⓘ
compulsory social security scheme ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark British welfare reform law ⓘ |
| established |
flat-rate benefits
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flat-rate contributions ⓘ |
| financedBy |
Exchequer contributions
ⓘ
contributions from employees ⓘ contributions from employers ⓘ |
| government |
Attlee government
ⓘ
surface form:
Attlee ministry
|
| historicalPeriod | post-World War II Britain ⓘ |
| implementedConcept | social insurance for all citizens ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | William Beveridge ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Attlee government
ⓘ
surface form:
Clement Attlee government
|
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
largely superseded by later social security legislation
ⓘ
subsequently amended ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| longTitle | An Act to provide for insurance against loss of earnings through sickness, unemployment and other interruptions of employment, and for the payment of retirement pensions, widows’ benefits, and other benefits. ⓘ |
| partOf |
creation of the British welfare state
ⓘ
post-war welfare state reforms in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| providedFor |
death benefits
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maternity benefits ⓘ retirement pensions ⓘ sickness benefits ⓘ unemployment benefits ⓘ widows’ benefits ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
National Assistance Act 1948
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National Health Service Act 1946 ⓘ |
| replaced |
National Insurance Act 1911 system (in large part)
ⓘ
earlier fragmented insurance schemes ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1 August 1946 ⓘ |
| scope | universalist national insurance coverage for residents of working age ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
cash benefits for contingencies
ⓘ
national insurance contributions ⓘ social security ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 1946 ⓘ |
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