Catalogue description Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Death Grants, Registered files (DG Series)

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Reference: PIN 37
Title: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Death Grants, Registered files (DG Series)
Description:

This series contains papers of the Ministry of National Insurance and successors relating to the institution, regulation and amendment of the system of death grants.

Date: 1943-1985
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: DG file series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Department A, 1968-1969

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Department B, 1968-1969

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Department C, 1968-1969

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Department D, 1968-1969

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division A, 1969-1988

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division B, 1969-1988

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division C, 1969-1988

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division D, 1969-1975

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division K, 1969-1982

Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division L, 1972-1981

Ministry of National Insurance, Administrative Divisions, 1944-1948

Ministry of National Insurance, Insurance Department A, 1948-1953

Ministry of National Insurance, Insurance Department B, 1948-1953

Ministry of National Insurance, Insurance Department C, 1948-1953

Ministry of National Insurance, Insurance Department D, 1949-1953

Ministry of National Insurance, Unemployment Insurance Division, 1944-1948

Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, Insurance Department A, 1953-1966

Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, Insurance Department B, 1953-1966

Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, Insurance Department C, 1953-1966

Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, Insurance Department D, 1965-1966

Ministry of Social Security, Insurance Department A, 1966-1968

Ministry of Social Security, Insurance Department B, 1966-1968

Ministry of Social Security, Insurance Department C, 1966-1969

Ministry of Social Security, Insurance Department D, 1966-1968

Physical description: 74 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 1978 Department of Health and Social Security

Accruals: Series is not accruing.
Administrative / biographical background:

Death grants, payable to relations of the deceased to defray funeral and allied expenses, were introduced by the National Insurance Act 1946 and were first paid for deaths occurring on or after 5 July 1949. The original conditions of the grant, its amount and the contributions to be made towards it have been amended.

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