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Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
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Recovery of Income Support, Supplementary Benefit or overpayments from arrears of...
Catalogue reference: PIN 59/334
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This record is about the Recovery of Income Support, Supplementary Benefit or overpayments from arrears of... dating from 1940 Jan 01 - 1987 Dec 31 in the series Ministry of Pensions and successors: War Pensions Policy, Registered Files (WPP Series). It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PIN 59/334
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940 Jan 01 - 1987 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Recovery of Income Support, Supplementary Benefit or overpayments from arrears of War Pension
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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)
- WPP 9343 PART 1
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- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed For 89 years
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- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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Ministry of Pensions and successors: War Pensions Policy, Registered Files (WPP Series)
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