The Free School Meals Act was introduced in 1906., By 1914, 14 million free school meals had been given., Free meals were not provided during school holidays., The Old Age Pensions Act was introduced in 1908., Pensions were give to poor people earning under £31 50p per year., The pension paid 25p per week per person., Many people stopped working at 55 but could not claim the pension until 70., National Insurance Part 2 was introduced in 1911 as sickness insurance, Workers paid 4p, employers 3p, and the state 2p per week for sickness insurance., Sickness benefits lasted 26 weeks, with 50p for the first 13 weeks and 25p for the next 13 weeks., National Insurance did not cover family members and payments dropped after 13 weeks., Labour Exchanges were introduced in 1909., By 1909, there were 400 Labour Exchanges across Britain., By 1914, Labour Exchanges found 4,000 jobs per day., Most registered workers (75%) never found work, and unskilled workers were often excluded..

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