National Insurance Act 1920

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The National Insurance Act 1920 was a British law that significantly expanded and reformed the system of unemployment insurance originally established in 1911, extending coverage to a much larger portion of the workforce.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
social security legislation
aimedAt providing income support during unemployment
reducing hardship caused by joblessness
appliesTo Great Britain
basedOn National Insurance Act 1911
chronology follows the National Insurance Act 1911
precedes later comprehensive social insurance reforms in the 1940s
country United Kingdom
enactedInContextOf post–World War I economic conditions
expands unemployment insurance coverage
extendsCoverageTo a much larger portion of the British workforce
additional trades and industries beyond those covered in 1911
fieldOfLaw employment law
social security law
hasEffectOn employers’ contribution obligations
state responsibility for unemployment relief
workers in insured trades
hasLegalForm public general act
historicalPeriod interwar period
introduces wider compulsory unemployment insurance
jurisdiction Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
languageOfWork English
legalStatus spent legislation
legalSystem English law
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
partOf development of the British welfare state
policyArea employment policy
social policy
reforms National Insurance Act 1911
surface form: National Insurance Act 1911 unemployment provisions
regulates contributions to unemployment insurance
payment of unemployment benefits
relatedTo National Insurance Act 1946
Unemployment Insurance Act 1921
shortTitle National Insurance Act 1920 self-link
subjectMatter labour law
social insurance
unemployment insurance
welfare state
typeOfBenefit contributory unemployment benefit
yearOfAct 1920

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National Insurance Act 1911 relatedTo National Insurance Act 1920
National Insurance Act 1913 relatedTo National Insurance Act 1920
National Insurance Act 1920 shortTitle National Insurance Act 1920 self-link