Catalogue description Department of Health and Social Security: Supplementary Benefit and Income Support policies (means tested benefits)

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Reference: BN 146
Title: Department of Health and Social Security: Supplementary Benefit and Income Support policies (means tested benefits)
Description:

Policy files on issues, initially affecting residual Supplementary Benefit regulations after the cessation of Supplementary Benefit Commission, but mainly covering income support, housing benefits, community charge and council tax benefits (means tested benefits) and laterly pensions, poverty, disability income and capital, and arrangements regarding live-in carers.

Date: 1980-2004
Arrangement:

The series is arranged in file reference order (within each transfer).

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: ADC, ARQ, CFN, CNZ, D1D, EFL, EPP, EQT, FTE, HBP, HIN, HML, HOPF, ICP, IHC, INP, ISI, ISM, ISV, LAL, LGE, LGS, OBL, PGA, PND, PRL, PRN, PSE, PTE, RAR, RRS, SBD, SBR, TPY, URN, VPR, WHA, WMS, XDP, XIS, XPB, YCP, YPS
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department for Work and Pensions, 2001-

Department of Health, 1988-

Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988

Physical description: 913 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2010 Department for Work and Pensions

Custodial history: The Department for Work and Pensions became custodians of the series in 2001 when it replaced the Department of Social Security, 1988-2001. The series was previously held by the Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988.
Accumulation dates: 1981 -
Selection and destruction information: This series meets TNA's Acquisition Policy theme 2.2.1.5 Formulation and delivery of social policies, documenting the work of the Supplementary Benefits Division and policies regarding means tested benefits. The selection is in line with OSP 5 The Administration of Social Security 1979-1991, specifically paragraphs 5.2, 5.2.4, 5.2.7.
Accruals: Series is accruing.
Administrative / biographical background:

In 1980, the control of the administration of the supplementary benefits system and the provision of reception and resettlement centres passed to the Department of Health and Social Security on the abolition of the Supplementary Benefits Commission. In 1989, after the establishment of the Department of Social Security, responsibility for reception and resettlement centres passed on to the Resettlements Agency.

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