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
Living standards and Supplementary Benefit
Catalogue reference: BN 146/99
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This record is about the Living standards and Supplementary Benefit dating from 1984 Jan 01 - 1986 Dec 31 in the series Department of Health and Social Security: Supplementary Benefit and Income Support.... 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)
- BN 146/99
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1984 Jan 01 - 1986 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Living standards and Supplementary Benefit
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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)
- RAR 22 PART 5
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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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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/C11527612/
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Series information
BN 146
Department of Health and Social Security: Supplementary Benefit and Income Support...
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