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Unemployment Insurance Act, 1940

benefits at 50% of wage with 15% additional for married
benefits and contributions wage related, not flat-rate as in Britain
benefits seen as right
first large program to have appeals

Special Committee of the House of Commons Discussing Unemployment Insurance Act, Aug. 1940, National Archives Neg. no. PA188953.





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