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National Assistance Board

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The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1948-1966
History:	Previously known as the Assistance Board until reconstituted under the National Assistance Act 1948. Responsibilities for pensions, social security and welfare. The Board was abolished in August 1966, with its functions transferring to the new Ministry of Social Security.
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (central)
References:	IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C276282

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1934-1976: Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance and successors: Appointments to the National Assistance Board, National Assistance Appeals Tribunals and the Supplementary Benefits Commission: Registered Files (NA Series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 73
2	1962-1994: Resettlement Agency: Sheffield Resettlement Unit: Selected Residents' Case Files	The National Archives, Kew	AST 41
3	1961-1980: National Assistance Board and successors: Administration of Assistance Schemes and Occupational Pensions, Registered files (PRE Series)	The National Archives, Kew	AST 43
4	1894-1997: Records of the Unemployment Assistance Boards, the Supplementary Benefits Commission, and of related bodies	The National Archives, Kew	AST
5	1854-1998: Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, and of related, predecessor and successor bodies	The National Archives, Kew	PIN
6	1954-1967: National Assistance Board, 1948-1966: Bulletins	The National Archives, Kew	AST 6
7	1934-1967: Unemployment Assistance Board and successors: Minutes, Papers and Reports	The National Archives, Kew	AST 12
8	1912-1971: National Assistance Board and successor: Codes of Instructions and Circulars	The National Archives, Kew	AST 13
9	1946-1969: National Assistance Board and Supplementary Benefits Commission: Inspection of Area Officers, Reports (E and C Series)	The National Archives, Kew	AST 16
10	1955-1968: Ministry of Social Security and associated departments: Private Office: Selected Minister's and Chairman's Case Files	The National Archives, Kew	AST 17
11	1945-1965: Assistance Board and National Assistance Board: Organisation of Social Welfare Services, Surveys	The National Archives, Kew	AST 21
12	1939-1987: Unemployment Assistance Board and successsors: Departmental Whitley Council, Registered Files (DWC Series)	The National Archives, Kew	AST 22
13	1935-1965: Unemployment Assistance Board and successors: Annual Reports	The National Archives, Kew	AST 30
14	1934-1974: Supplementary Benefits Commission and predecessors: Private Office: Papers	The National Archives, Kew	AST 31
15	1834-1966: Ministry of Social Security and Department of Health and Social Security: Supplementary Benefits Commission and predecessors: Seal Matrices	The National Archives, Kew	BN 64

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Dates	Category of relationship
1	Assistance Board	Successor/Predecessor		See Also
2	Ministry of Social Security	Successor/Predecessor		See Also