Unemployment Insurance Act 1920
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The Unemployment Insurance Act 1920 was a landmark British law that greatly expanded the state-run unemployment benefits system to cover most manual and lower-paid workers after World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Unemployment Insurance Act 1920 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9736426 — 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 1920 Context triple: [Unemployment Insurance Act 1921, amends, Unemployment Insurance Act 1920]
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A.
Unemployment Insurance Act 1921
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924
The Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924 was a U.S. law granting World War I veterans deferred bonus payments, whose delayed payout later helped spark the Bonus Army protest in 1932.
- 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 1920 Target entity description: The Unemployment Insurance Act 1920 was a landmark British law that greatly expanded the state-run unemployment benefits system to cover most manual and lower-paid workers after World War I.
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A.
Unemployment Insurance Act 1921
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924
The Adjusted Compensation Act of 1924 was a U.S. law granting World War I veterans deferred bonus payments, whose delayed payout later helped spark the Bonus Army protest in 1932.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
social welfare legislation ⓘ |
| affected | millions of British workers ⓘ |
| aimedToAddress |
poverty caused by joblessness
ⓘ
risk of mass unemployment ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Great Britain
ⓘ
Ireland (pre-partition) ⓘ
linked to:
Ireland
|
| benefitCondition |
availability for work
ⓘ
registration at an employment exchange ⓘ |
| context |
economic dislocation after World War I
ⓘ
rising unemployment among demobilised soldiers and industrial workers ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1920 ⓘ |
| expanded | state-run unemployment insurance system ⓘ |
| expandedCoverageTo |
lower-paid non-manual workers
ⓘ
most manual workers ⓘ |
| financedBy |
contributions from employers
ⓘ
contributions from the state ⓘ contributions from workers ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key step toward comprehensive social insurance in Britain
ⓘ
major expansion of state responsibility for income maintenance during unemployment ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Ministry of Labour (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Labour and National Service
|
| influenced | later interwar unemployment policy in Britain ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Liberal welfare reforms of the early 20th century ⓘ |
| introduced |
flat-rate contributions and benefits
ⓘ
national system of unemployment insurance ⓘ |
| introducedSystem | compulsory unemployment insurance for most workers in insured trades ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
British Parliament
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterModifiedBy |
Unemployment Insurance Act 1921
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Unemployment Insurance Act 1924 ⓘ Unemployment Insurance Act 1930 ⓘ |
| legalForm | public general act ⓘ |
| partOf | development of the British welfare state ⓘ |
| policyArea |
employment policy
ⓘ
labour law ⓘ social security ⓘ |
| predecessor | Unemployment Insurance Act 1911 ⓘ |
| provided | cash benefits for unemployed insured workers ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide unemployment benefits to a wider section of the workforce ⓘ |
| relatedTo | development of the Beveridge-style social insurance model ⓘ |
| replaced | limited trade-based unemployment insurance coverage ⓘ |
| shortDescription | British law greatly expanding unemployment insurance coverage after World War I ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | unemployment insurance—law and legislation—Great Britain ⓘ |
| temporalContext | post–World War I period ⓘ |
| typeOfBenefit | contributory unemployment benefit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Unemployment Insurance Act 1920 Description of subject: The Unemployment Insurance Act 1920 was a landmark British law that greatly expanded the state-run unemployment benefits system to cover most manual and lower-paid workers after World War I.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.