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
Supplementary Benefit Review: reception centres and homelessness
Catalogue reference: AST 36/1240
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This record is about the Supplementary Benefit Review: reception centres and homelessness dating from 1978 Jan 01 - 1979 Dec 31 in the series Supplementary Benefits Commission: Registered Files (SBC 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)
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AST 36/1240
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Date (When the record was created)
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1978 Jan 01 - 1979 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Supplementary Benefit Review: reception centres and homelessness
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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)
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SBC/REV/34 PART C
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11348661/
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Series information
AST 36
Supplementary Benefits Commission: Registered Files (SBC Series)
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Supplementary Benefit Review: reception centres and homelessness
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