Department of Social Security

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

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.

Alternative name(s):	DSS (Also known as)
Date:	1988-2001
History:	The Department of Social Security (DSS) was created in 1988 when the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS) was divided into two departments. DSS had overall responsibility for the payment of benefits and for the collection of contributions under the National Insurance scheme. In 2001, many of the department's responsibilities passed to the newly created Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (central)
References:	IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C277880

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference
1	1932-2007: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Industrial Diseases, Registered Files (ID series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 20
2	1941-2004: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Industrial Injuries, Registered Files (I Series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 21
3	1939-2010: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Solicitor's Department Files	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 31
4	1943-2017: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Insurance Department C and successors: Reciprocal Agreements, Registered Files (RA, RA(X), EEC, ECQ, IIA, IIF, IIG, IIK, IIS, IIT and OVK series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 34
5	1945-2001: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Registered Files (B series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 35
6	1922-1996: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Insurance Department C: Registered Files (CB, CQD and AB Series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 43
7	1937-2004: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Pensions, Registered files (P series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 46
8	1948-2008: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Maternity Benefits, Registered Files (MB Series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 52
9	1964-1988: Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance and successors: Automatic Data Processing and Machines Division and successors: Computerisation, Registered Files (ADP Series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 53
10	1947-2006: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Newcastle Central Office, Overseas Group, files	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 57
11	1914-1997: Ministry of Pensions and successors: War Pensions Payments, Policy Files (CS and CSW Series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 67
12	1907-1995: Ministry of Pensions and successors: Selected Second World War Pensions Award Files	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 80
13	1948-1987: Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance and successors: Private Office, Petitions Case Files	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 87
14	1915-1989: Ministry of Pensions and successors: Second World War Pensions Award Files of Far Eastern Prisoners of War	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 91
15	1978-2007: Department of Health and Social Security and successors: Liable Relative and Child Support Agency Policy Issues (File Office 454)	The National Archives, Kew	BN 148
16	1971-2001: Department of Health and Social Security: Social Security Policy Group, Division B, Family Support Policy (File Office 247)	The National Archives, Kew	BN 149
17	1969-1995: Resettlement Agency: Sheffield Resettlement Unit: Admission Registers	The National Archives, Kew	AST 40
18	1962-1994: Resettlement Agency: Sheffield Resettlement Unit: Selected Residents' Case Files	The National Archives, Kew	AST 41
19	1941-1995: Ministry of Pensions and successors: Second World War Pensions Award Files of Notable Individuals	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 93
20	1950-1977: Ministry of Pensions and successors: Private Office, Ministers' Papers	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 92
21	1966-1995: Department of Health and Social Security: Insurance Division K and Social Security Policy Group: Registered Files (K Series)	The National Archives, Kew	BN 80
22	1967-1999: Department of Health and Social Security: Insurance Division D: Registered Files	The National Archives, Kew	BN 88
23	1965-1987: Department of Health and Social Security: Family Benefits, Registered Files (FP Series)	The National Archives, Kew	BN 89
24	1988-2001: Department of Social Security: Publicity Material	The National Archives, Kew	JB 2
25	1991-2003: Child Support Agency: Board Meetings, Minutes and Summary Notes	The National Archives, Kew	LY 1
26	1964-1973: Department of Health and Social Security: Insurance Division D: Registered Files (D Series)	The National Archives, Kew	BN 92
27	1988-1999: Department of Social Security: Ministers and Senior Officers papers	The National Archives, Kew	JB 3
28	1971-1974: Department of Health and Social Security: Tax Credit Scheme	The National Archives, Kew	BN 99
29	1970 - 1988: Department of Health and Social Security and Department of Social Security: National Attendance Allowance Unit: Records	The National Archives, Kew	BN 100
30	1977-1993: Resettlement Agency: Camberwell Resettlement Unit: Records (CBW Series)	The National Archives, Kew	AST 45
31	1990-2000: Benefits Agency: Chief Executive's Office: Registered Files (CEA series)	The National Archives, Kew	NB 4
32	1974-2008: Department of Social Security: Analytical Services Division: Registered Files	The National Archives, Kew	JB 4
33	1972-2002: Department of Health and Social Security: Social Security Policy Group Division L: Child Benefit: Registered Files (CA Series)	The National Archives, Kew	BN 107
34	1970-2011: Department of Health and Social Security: Social Security Policy Group Supplementary Benefits: Housing and related benefits: Registered Files	The National Archives, Kew	BN 109
35	1983-2004: Department of Social Security: Registered files: Policy files on Unemployment Benefit and Job Seekers Allowance	The National Archives, Kew	JB 59
36	1989-2000: Department of Social Security: Registered files of Planning and Finance Branch 2	The National Archives, Kew	JB 58
37	1987-1999: Department of Social Security: Registered Files of Registry 25, Permanent Secretary's Office	The National Archives, Kew	JB 60
38	1975-2010: Department of Social Security, Registered Files of Policy Group on State Pensions	The National Archives, Kew	JB 62
39	1973-2012: Department of Social Security; Registered files of C Division and the Maxwell Pensions Unit, Policy on Occupational Pensions and Personal Pensions	The National Archives, Kew	JB 71
40	1974-2008: Department of Health and Social Security: Insurance Division A: Registered Files, Employers' Statutory Sick Pay (ESP series)	The National Archives, Kew	BN 118
41	1990-2007: Child Support Agency: Registered Files of Registry 36	The National Archives, Kew	LY 6
42	1988-2024: Records created or inherited by the Department for Work and Pensions	The National Archives, Kew	JB
43	1983-2001: Department of Health and Social Security: Finance Group; Financial Division (Social Security); Branch 1; Financial Policy	The National Archives, Kew	BN 137
44	1977-2006: Department of Health and Social Security: Fraud Operations	The National Archives, Kew	BN 139
45	1982-2010: Department of Health and Social Security: Medical Policy	The National Archives, Kew	BN 141
46	1980-2008: Department of Health and Social Security: Supplementary Benefits Division Branch 3: Registered Files	The National Archives, Kew	BN 134
47	1949-2006: Registered files of the Validity of Marriage Unit and its Successors	The National Archives, Kew	BN 144
48	1980-1997: Parliamentary Ombudsman and Financial Redress: Special Payments Unit	The National Archives, Kew	BN 135
49	From 2000: Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board (DLAAB) Website	The National Archives, Kew	JB 10
50	1983-1992: Department of Employment: Ministerial Group on Women's Issues: Registered Files (61/EM prefix)	The National Archives, Kew	JB 73
51	1997-2002: Department of Work and Pensions: Ministers and Senior Officers Papers	The National Archives, Kew	JB 75
52	1996-2004: Department for Work and Pensions and predecessors: Devolution: Registered Files (DVE Series)	The National Archives, Kew	JB 106
53	1997-2006: Department for Work and Pensions and Predecessors: Non Departmental Public Bodies: Registered Files (NDP Series)	The National Archives, Kew	JB 108
54	From 2000: Social Security Advisory Committee Website	The National Archives, Kew	JB 37
55	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
56	1946-1999: Assistance Board and successors: Polish Resettlement, Registered Files (PR and PLH Series)	The National Archives, Kew	AST 18
57	1934-1974: Supplementary Benefits Commission and predecessors: Private Office: Papers	The National Archives, Kew	AST 31
58	1972-1996: Resettlement Agency: Chief Executives' and Senior Officers' Papers	The National Archives, Kew	AST 32
59	1977-1994: Resettlement Agency: Photographs	The National Archives, Kew	AST 33
60	1951-1993: Supplementary Benefits Commission: Registered Files (SBC Series)	The National Archives, Kew	AST 36
61	1965-1987: Supplementary Benefits Commission: Inspectorate, Registered Files (SBCI Series)	The National Archives, Kew	AST 37
62	1939-1994: Department of Health and Social Security and predecessors and successors: Publicity Material	The National Archives, Kew	BN 10
63	1959-1997: Department of Health and Social Security and successors: Statistical Reports	The National Archives, Kew	BN 35
64	1993-1999: Records created or inherited by the Contributions Agency	The National Archives, Kew	LX
65	1834-2003: Records created or inherited by the Department of Health and Social Security and related bodies	The National Archives, Kew	BN
66	1854-1997: War pensions records

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Dates	Category of relationship
1	Department for Work and Pensions	Successor/Predecessor		See Also
2	Department of Health and Social Security	Successor/Predecessor		See Also