Catalogue description Ministry of Social Security and associated departments: Private Office: Selected Minister's and Chairman's Case Files

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Title: Ministry of Social Security and associated departments: Private Office: Selected Minister's and Chairman's Case Files
Description:

These files are a selection from cases dealt with by the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance (later the Minister of Social Security) or the Chairman of the National Assistance Board (later the Chairman of the Supplementary Benefits Commission). The files relate to questions raised by other Ministers, MPs on behalf of their constituents and the Ombudsman.

The cases illustrate how the National Assistance Board or Supplementary Benefits Commission dealt with the problems of individuals covering a wide range of subjects and to what extent the decision of Area Office staffs were consistent with the central policy.
Date: 1955-1968
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, 1953-1966

Ministry of Social Security, 1966-1968

National Assistance Board, 1948-1966

Supplementary Benefits Commission, 1966-1980
Physical description: 78 file(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated
Accruals: No further accruals.

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