4. The Unemployed National Insurance Part 2: Knowledge In 1911 The National Insurance Act Part 2 was an unemployment insurance scheme i.e. pay when you were out of work Insured workers received 7 shillings (35p) per week whilst unemployed for a maximum of 15 weeks per year 1909 Labour exchanges – similar to jobcentres where unemployed could register to find work. The NI Part II Unemployment Benefits were paid at newly opened Labour exchanges which provided unemployed workers with information on local job vacancies to help them find jobs.

National Insurance Part II: Analysis The NI Act was successful because unemployment of the breadwinner was a major cause of poverty therefore any money coming in during periods of unemployment or for seasonal workers would help a family in need (success) Labour exchanges were successful because they were helpful to unemployed people because prior to these many men did not know where to go to find work when out of a job and by 1913 there were 430 exchanges across the UK (success)

National Insurance Pt II: Analysis However, The act was limited in its success because the benefits were only open to those in certain trades such as shipbuilding, mechanical engineering, construction, iron founding and sawmilling (limitation) However, if the worker was dismissed from work from poor conduct then the benefits were not paid out, leaving the worker and his family without financial assistance (limitation)

Paragraph Plan - Unemployed TS – The Liberals introduced major reforms to help those who spent time out of work. K: NI Part II – Year, name & detail K: 1909 Labour Exchanges - describe A: On the one hand this was successful because… A+: However on the other hand, this reform was limited because… Evaluation – overall how successfully did the Liberals meet the needs of the unemployed ? Use own words/ evidence to support your judgement. Overall, the Liberal Reforms did successfully help the unemployed / did not successfully help the unemployed / only helped the unemployed to an extent because… Use new evidence Don’t repeat K/A/A