Unemployment Insurance Act 1921
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The Unemployment Insurance Act 1921 was a UK law that amended and extended the existing unemployment benefits system established after World War I, tightening eligibility and adjusting contributions and payments in response to rising joblessness.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Unemployment Insurance Act 1920 | 1 |
| Unemployment Insurance Act 1921 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2134738 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Unemployment Insurance Act 1921 Context triple: [National Insurance Act 1920, relatedTo, Unemployment Insurance Act 1921]
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A.
National Insurance Act 1920
The National Insurance Act 1920 was a British law that significantly expanded and reformed the system of unemployment insurance originally established in 1911, extending coverage to a much larger portion of the workforce.
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B.
National Insurance Act 1913
The National Insurance Act 1913 was a British law that amended and extended the social insurance provisions introduced by the National Insurance Act 1911, refining the system of health and unemployment benefits for workers.
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C.
National Insurance Act 1911
The National Insurance Act 1911 was a landmark British social welfare law that introduced compulsory health and unemployment insurance for many workers, laying foundations for the modern welfare state.
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D.
Labour Exchanges Act 1909
The Labour Exchanges Act 1909 was a key piece of early 20th-century British social reform that created state-run employment offices to help match workers with available jobs and reduce unemployment.
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E.
Employment Act of 1946
The Employment Act of 1946 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established the government's responsibility to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power, laying the foundation for modern macroeconomic policy and creating the Council of Economic Advisers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Unemployment Insurance Act 1921 Target entity description: The Unemployment Insurance Act 1921 was a UK law that amended and extended the existing unemployment benefits system established after World War I, tightening eligibility and adjusting contributions and payments in response to rising joblessness.
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A.
National Insurance Act 1920
The National Insurance Act 1920 was a British law that significantly expanded and reformed the system of unemployment insurance originally established in 1911, extending coverage to a much larger portion of the workforce.
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B.
National Insurance Act 1913
The National Insurance Act 1913 was a British law that amended and extended the social insurance provisions introduced by the National Insurance Act 1911, refining the system of health and unemployment benefits for workers.
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C.
National Insurance Act 1911
The National Insurance Act 1911 was a landmark British social welfare law that introduced compulsory health and unemployment insurance for many workers, laying foundations for the modern welfare state.
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D.
Labour Exchanges Act 1909
The Labour Exchanges Act 1909 was a key piece of early 20th-century British social reform that created state-run employment offices to help match workers with available jobs and reduce unemployment.
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E.
Employment Act of 1946
The Employment Act of 1946 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established the government's responsibility to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power, laying the foundation for modern macroeconomic policy and creating the Council of Economic Advisers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| amends |
Unemployment Insurance Act 1920
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earlier unemployment insurance legislation in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
employers participating in the unemployment insurance scheme
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insured workers in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1921 ⓘ |
| fieldOfLaw |
labour law
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social security law ⓘ welfare law ⓘ |
| follows |
Unemployment Insurance Act 1921
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Unemployment Insurance Act 1920
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| hasEffect |
altered contribution rates for employers and workers
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altered the level and duration of unemployment benefit payments ⓘ restricted access to unemployment benefits for some claimants ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | public general act ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
history of labour law in the United Kingdom
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history of social security in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
English law
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Northern Ireland law ⓘ Scots law (to a limited extent) ⓘ
surface form:
Scots law
|
| legislativeBody |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| mainSubject |
post–World War I unemployment
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social security contributions ⓘ unemployment benefits ⓘ unemployment insurance ⓘ |
| partOf |
United Kingdom unemployment insurance legislation
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interwar social welfare reforms in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| purpose |
to adjust unemployment insurance contributions and benefit payments
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to amend and extend the existing unemployment insurance system ⓘ to tighten eligibility for unemployment benefits ⓘ |
| reasonForEnactment |
financial strain on the unemployment insurance fund
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rising unemployment after World War I ⓘ |
| regulates |
conditions for entitlement to unemployment benefit
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contributions to the unemployment insurance fund ⓘ payment of unemployment benefits ⓘ |
| startTime | 1921 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | post–World War I period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Unemployment Insurance Act 1921 Description of subject: The Unemployment Insurance Act 1921 was a UK law that amended and extended the existing unemployment benefits system established after World War I, tightening eligibility and adjusting contributions and payments in response to rising joblessness.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Unemployment Insurance Act 1921
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follows
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Unemployment Insurance Act 1921
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Unemployment Insurance Act 1920