§ Mr. BROADasked the Minister of Labour the estimated changes since 1923 27W in the numbers of registered unemployed in Great Britain due to legislative and administrative changes in unemployment insurance, showing additions or decreases in every case?
§ Mr. BETTERTON, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 14th December, 1928; col. 2486, Vol. 223], supplied the following information:
It is possible to estimate approximately, as is done in the following Table, such increases or decreases in the
Date of Change. Nature of Change. Estimated approximate increases caused in Live Register. Estimated approximate decreases in Live Register. February, 1924. Removal of certain special restrictions on the grant of uncovenanted benefit to persons with other means of support; and abolition of the three weeks' gap in uncovenanted benefit. +13,500 — August, 1924. Relaxation of certain conditions for the receipt of both standard and extended benefit. +70,000 — August, 1925. Restoration of the special conditions for extended benefit which were removed in February, 1924. — -10,000 January, 1928. Persons aged 65 and over ceased to be insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts. — -25,000 April, 1928 Relaxation of the conditions for the receipt of benefit. +40,000 — July, 1928 Institution of the system of franking the Health Insurance Cards of persons registered at Exchanges. +25,000 —