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During the depression of the 1930s, benefits in Britain were distributed to those not covered by national unemployment insurance. The leve! of benefits was decided according to the results of an investigation into the income and wealth of the potential recipient and his relations.
Reference: The Penguin Dictionary of Economics, 3rd edt.
