16 NOVEMBER 1929, Page 3

Unemployment Insurance On Tuesday Miss Bondfield introduced in skeleton in

the House of Commons the Bill to amend the Unemploy- ment Insurance Acts. It is understood that Mr. Snowden could not be prevailed upon to provide more money. Some of his colleagues, of course, wanted an all-round increase. There is no increase of benefit for those over twenty-one years of age, but the present three classes from eighteen to twenty-one are to be combined and will be given a scale now paid only to the class of from twenty to twenty-one. The allowance for a wife is increased from 7s. to 9s. * * * *