paragraph 3 - unemployed

Question 1

evidence

Answer 1

• 1908 labour exchange act, provide d the unemployed with ways to find what jobs were available on the area. they also provided washing facilities and refreshments.
• 1911 insurance act, meant there would be a combination of state help and worker contributions to allow an unemployed worker to obtain 7s per week for up to 15 weeks.

Question 2

analysis

Answer 2

• This allowed people to not only have access to facilities that they may not afford but also gave the unemployed the chance to be able to find work easier.

Question 3

counter analysis

Answer 3

the labour exchanges were limited as they were not required to register, and employers weren’t required to advertise jobs either, so this went past a lot of people.

Question 4

evaluation

Answer 4

it was successful as there was a surplus of £23 million in the national insurance fund by 1914; meaning there was little demand for unemployment benefit after the new measures put in place.