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Page 85
... week was paid to men and women for the following thirteen weeks . The disability pension was 5s . A 30s . maternity benefit was to be paid to the wives of insured men . Contributions were 7d . per week from the male employee 85 1900-1914.
... week was paid to men and women for the following thirteen weeks . The disability pension was 5s . A 30s . maternity benefit was to be paid to the wives of insured men . Contributions were 7d . per week from the male employee 85 1900-1914.
Page 95
... week of unemploy- ment the claimant would receive 7s . per week for a maximum of fifteen weeks in any one year , paid at the labour exchange at which registration would be compulsory for insured workers . Payment would be made only if ...
... week of unemploy- ment the claimant would receive 7s . per week for a maximum of fifteen weeks in any one year , paid at the labour exchange at which registration would be compulsory for insured workers . Payment would be made only if ...
Page 142
... week ; many of them survived , somehow , on the pension alone , despite the fact that they would have been better off on poor relief : relief rates were rarely below 10s . per week by 1918 and sometimes as high as 15s . Others ...
... week ; many of them survived , somehow , on the pension alone , despite the fact that they would have been better off on poor relief : relief rates were rarely below 10s . per week by 1918 and sometimes as high as 15s . Others ...
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International comparisons 18701914 | 125 |
The interwar years | 189 |
The Second World War and after | 223 |
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Beyond the Welfare State?: The New Political Economy of Welfare Chris Pierson No preview available - 2006 |