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1924 social welfare reforms
Modernisation of the Public Assistance system - provided to help the poor
1925 social welfare reforms
Extended the state accident insurance system - helps those injured at work - extended to cover those suffering from occupational diseases
1927 social welfare reforms
Introduced the national unemployment insurance system - provided benefits for the unemployed - financed by contributions from workers and employers
Expenses of the welfare system
By 1926, the state was supporting 800,000 disabled war veterans, 360,000 war widows and over 900,000 war orphans
In addition to old age pensions and after 1927 the unemployment benefits
Means tests were tightened to ensure claimants were not cheating the system, and there were increasing delays in paying benefits
Resulted in those in need of support and benefits feeling that they were being humiliated and insulted by the welfare system - undermining their support for the Weimar Republic
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