Unemployment Act 1934
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The Unemployment Act 1934 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom
, reaching statue on 28 June 1934. It reduced the age at which a person entered the National Insurance
scheme to 14 and made the claiming age 16 years. It also separated benefits earned by paying National Insurance and those purely based on need (the dole
).. To do this, it established two bodies: the Unemployment Insurance Statutory Committee to deal with unemployment benefit
s earned by payment of National Insurance when in work, and the Unemployment Assistance Board to provide means-tested payments for those not entitled to such benefits.
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, reaching statue on 28 June 1934. It reduced the age at which a person entered the National Insurance
National Insurance
National Insurance in the United Kingdom was initially a contributory system of insurance against illness and unemployment, and later also provided retirement pensions and other benefits...
scheme to 14 and made the claiming age 16 years. It also separated benefits earned by paying National Insurance and those purely based on need (the dole
Dole
Dole may refer to:*The Grain supply to the city of Rome in ancient times.* Since the early 20th Century, a colloquial term referring to government public assistance programs; see Unemployment benefits. Originally it referred to any charitable gift of food, clothing or money. The dole has taken on...
).. To do this, it established two bodies: the Unemployment Insurance Statutory Committee to deal with unemployment benefit
Unemployment benefit
Unemployment benefits are payments made by the state or other authorized bodies to unemployed people. Benefits may be based on a compulsory para-governmental insurance system...
s earned by payment of National Insurance when in work, and the Unemployment Assistance Board to provide means-tested payments for those not entitled to such benefits.