National Insurance Act 1913

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The National Insurance Act 1913 was a British law that amended and extended the social insurance provisions introduced by the National Insurance Act 1911, refining the system of health and unemployment benefits for workers.


Statements (42)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
social welfare legislation
amends National Insurance Act 1911
appliesTo workers in the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
follows National Insurance Act 1911
government Liberal government of the United Kingdom
hasEffectOn British workers
approved societies administering benefits
employers in the United Kingdom
hasTitle National Insurance Act 1913
historicalPeriod pre–First World War Britain
jurisdiction Parliament of the United Kingdom
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm statute
legalStatus amending legislation
legalSystem English law
Northern Ireland law
Scots law
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords
partOf development of the British welfare state
precedes later National Insurance Acts of the 20th century
purpose to amend provisions of the National Insurance Act 1911
to extend social insurance coverage
to refine the system of health benefits for workers
to refine the system of unemployment benefits for workers
regulates contributions to national insurance
eligibility for health benefits
eligibility for unemployment benefits
relatedTo British welfare reforms 1906–1914
National Insurance Act 1920
scope administration of insurance funds
health insurance provisions
unemployment insurance provisions
subjectMatter health insurance
social insurance
unemployment insurance
workers’ benefits
temporalContext early 20th century
typeOfLaw labour law
social security law

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
National Insurance Act 1913
hasTitle
National Insurance Act 1911
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