Catalogue description Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Statistics, Registered Files, (STA Series)

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Reference: PIN 47
Title: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Statistics, Registered Files, (STA Series)
Description:

This series contains statistics files of the Ministry of National Insurance and its successors concerning benefits.

Some of the reports and statistics in this series are the result of independent research which has been sent to the department by the author.
Date: 1936-1983
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: STA file series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988

Ministry of National Insurance, 1944-1953

Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, 1953-1966

Ministry of Social Security, 1966-1968
Physical description: 217 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 1979 Department of Health and Social Security
Accruals: Series is not accruing.
Administrative / biographical background:

The collection of detailed statistics commenced from 1 January 1949 and are collected and processed for the statistical year relating to the particular benefit.

Statistics are provided for a variety of needs. The Government Actuary and other government departments require statistics to complement their own researches and in the production of estimates. Statistics are also provided in answers to Parliamentary Questions.

The supply of statistics is not confined to government departments and requests are made by individuals, public bodies and business firms.

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