RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYED

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 105, 15 April 1933, Page 6

RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYED

NEW BRITISH PLAN MOVE ON NATIONAL BASIS. (British Official Wireless). (Received 15, 10.30 a.m.) RUGBY, April 13. Tho Minister of Health, Sir Hilton Young, announced in the House of Commons that before the end of this session the Government would introduce a bill dealing on a national basis, with the problem of assistance for those who were in need of assistance, including those who had been insured against unemployment, but who were no longer so insured. Stating that he could not reveal the contents of the bill he indicated its broad outlines. The essence was that they had on provide for large numbers seeking work, but unable to find it, and who were faced with disheartening prospects. As far as possible it would bo the primary purpose of the bill to make close connection between the work of giving help and the work of promoting the physical and mental welfare of unemployed by training occupation and recreation. The bill would establish a measure of national control. It would redistribute tho duties and functions of local authorities and the Central Government in relation to assistance from public funds, whether of local authorities or funds of the Exchequer. One of the bases of this redistribution of responsibility between local authority and Central Government would be that ■he Central Government would accept responsibility both administrative and financial for assisting all able-bodied unemployed who needed assistance. The Government would accept responsibility for assistance to all able-bodied unemployed under 65 years old, said Sir Hilton, with such readjustments in financial relations between the Exchequer and local authorities as was reasonable, having regard to the necessities of distressed areas.