7h 9min, jan 1, 1911 y - The National Insurance Act

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This act covered worked aged 16 and 60 who earned less than £160 a year against sickness and unemployment (only applied to building, engineering, shipbuilding- covered 3 million workers). The sickness benefit was 10s (50p) for men and 7s 6d (35p) for women, paid for a period of 26 weeks. Also gave a maternity grant of 3s (15p) from the employee and 2d (1p) from the state, contributions were to be paid by buying adhesive stamps which were then fixed to a card.

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