Record revealed
Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
In this letter, Thomas Henshaw of Derbyshire complained of his treatment by local officials who denied him welfare despite his ‘most distressing’ situation.
Piece
Sickness benefit claimed when working
Catalogue reference: PIN 31/157
What’s it about?
This record is about the Sickness benefit claimed when working dating from 1965 in the series Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Solicitor's Department Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PIN 31/157
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1965
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Description (What the record is about)
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Sickness benefit claimed when working
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- LP 131645
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed For 55 years
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Welfare
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10820433/
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Series information
PIN 31
Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Solicitor's Department Files
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