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• Division within BN1834-2006Records of Social Security Divisions

  Records of social security divisions relating to the administration of social security benefits including records of the Supplementary Benefits Commission. Comprises:

  • Administration and Social Security Operations Group, Regional Directorate Data Processing registered files, BN 105, and Administrative services registered files, BN 111.
  • Attendance allowance files, BN 27, BN 103 and BN 100.
  • Codes of instruction re social security procedures, BN 36.
  • Committee of Enquiry into Abuse of Social Security Benefits (Fisher Committee), BN 60.
  • Contribution Policy files are in BN 104.
  • Establishment and Personnel Division 1 files, BN 121, BN 122 and BN 123.
  • Family income supplement claims, BN 70.
  • Family benefits files, BN 89.
  • Finance Division (Social Security) registered files, BN 110.
  • Insurance Division A files, BN 84, BN 118, BN 119 and BN 124 (Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme).
  • Insurance Division B files, BN 85.
  • Insurance Division D files, BN 88 and BN 92.
  • Insurance Division K and Social Security Policy Group files, BN 80.
  • Interdepartmental Social Work Group files, BN 79.
  • Liable Relative and Child Support Agency Policy Issues, BN 148.
  • Management Support and Computer Division registered files, BN 120.
  • Medical Division (Social Security) files, BN 83 and BN 129.
  • Norman Fowler Inquiry into Provision for Retirement, BN 147.
  • Planning and Finance registered files, BN 126.
  • Reasons for retirement dataset is in BN 93.
  • Regional Directorate Operational Records are in BN 112.
  • Seal matrices, BN 64.
  • Social Fund Policy (File Office 341), BN 143.
  • Social Security Policy Group Division A: registered files concerning civil liability and compensation for personal injury BN 113.
  • Social Security Policy Group Division C, Contribution Policy registered files, BN 106.
  • Social Security Policy Group Division L, Child Benefit registered files in BN 107 and Tax Credit Policy registered files (TAX Series) in BN 114.
  • Social Security Policy Group registered files concerning housing requirements and related benefits, BN 109.
  • Social Security Policy Group Branch B, Central Review Unit BN 133.
  • Social Security Policy Group, Division B, Family Support Policy, BN 149.
  • Social Security Medical Division, registered files, BN 108.
  • Social Security Support Unit registered files BN 136.
  • Social Security Insurance Division A; Rayner Scrutiny Registered Files, BN 145.
  • Statistical files relating to supplementary benefits, BN 2.
  • Supplementary Benefit and Income Support policies (means tested benefits), BN 146.
  • Supplementary Benefits and Family Support Group, BN 130.
  • Supplementary Benefits Divison 1, registered files, BN 128 , BN 131.
  • Supplementary Benefits Division Branch 3, registered files, BN 134.
  • Supplementary benefit handbooks, BN 65, and Administration papers, BN 66.
  • Supplementary Benefits Commission annual reports, BN 67.
  • Tax Credit Scheme, BN 99.
  • Validity of marriage case files, BN 15.
  • Validity of Marriage Unit and its Successors, BN 144.
  • Widows' benefits case files, BN 19.

  No records are held at The National Archives for the following series: BN 4, BN 5, BN 7, BN 8 and BN 9.

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• Division within BN 1959-1984 Records of the Central Office, Newcastle relating to pensions
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• Division within BN 1897-1996 Records of the Children's Division
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• Division within BN 1965-1981 Records of regional offices (social security)
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• Division within BN 1957-1994 Records of Boards, Advisory Bodies and Other bodies
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• Division within BN 1982-2001 Records of the Finance divisions
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