Question: When did unemployment benefit start in the uk?

context: The Poor Relief Act 1601 (43 Eliz 1 c 2) was an Act of the Parliament of England. The Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601, popularly known as the Elizabethan Poor Law, "43rd Elizabeth" or the Old Poor Law was passed in 1601 and created a poor law system for England and Wales.
question: When did unemployment benefit, Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601, start in the uk?
short_answers: 1601
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question: When did unemployment benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance, start in the uk?
short_answers: 16 December 1911
1911

Answer: Unemployment benefits started in the UK on different dates, with the Act for the Relief of the Poor starting in 1601 and the Jobseeker's Allowance starting on December 16, 1911. The Act for the Relief of the Poor, popularly known as the Elizabethan Poor Law, 43rd Elizabeth, or the Old Poor Law was passed in 1601 and created a poor law system for England and Wales. The Jobseeker's Allowance is an unemployment benefit paid by the Government of the United Kingdom to people who are unemployed and actively seeking work.