Family Guide to the National Insurance Scheme
1948 1948 1940s 32 pages : illustrations FOREWORD by The Rt. Hon. James Griffiths, M.P. MINISTER OF NATIONAL INSURANCE THE 5th July 1948 will be a great day in the development of in our British Social Services. On that day we shall see National Insurance, including Industrial Injury Insurance, in f...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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| Language: | English English |
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[London] : His Majesty's Stationery Office
[1948]
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1948
1940s
32 pages : illustrations
FOREWORD by The Rt. Hon. James Griffiths, M.P. MINISTER OF NATIONAL INSURANCE THE 5th July 1948 will be a great day in the development of in our British Social Services. On that day we shall see National Insurance, including Industrial Injury Insurance, in full operation, supporting — and supported by — Family Allowances, the National Health Service and National Assistance. We have indeed come a long way from the Old Age Pensions Act of 1908 (which gave the 5s. a week pension at 70), to this new system of Social Security which provides help for childbirth, in sickness, in unemployment, in bereavement, and in old age. The system will provide for everybody without exception: men, women and children, young and old, rich and poor, married and single, employer and employed, those working on their own account, and those not working at all. This booklet tells you how much you must pay each week and what benefits you will receive in return. It is not possible, of course, to set out all the details in such a short guide, and I am afraid you will find some parts complicated, and perhaps difficult to apply to yourself. If you are in doubt on any point please ask your nearest National Insurance Office for help. You will find the staff there very ready to give you all the help and explanation they can. The success of this great Insurance Scheme depends upon the willing co-operation of every one of us. Our benefits must be paid for out of our contributions and our taxes. This scheme is, therefore, more than an Act of Parliament ; it is an act of faith in the British people. That faith, I know, is not misplaced. James Griffiths
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