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Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Registered Files (H Series)

Catalogue reference: PIN 32

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PIN 32

This series contains files of the Ministry of National Insurance and successors relating to some of the problems arising out of the implementations of the provisions of the National Insurance Act 1946 and the National Insurance (Industrial...

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Reference
PIN 32
Title
Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Registered Files (H Series)
Date
1935-1966
Description

This series contains files of the Ministry of National Insurance and successors relating to some of the problems arising out of the implementations of the provisions of the National Insurance Act 1946 and the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946.

The series includes the arrangements which had to be made for the transfer in stages of approved societies' records and the payment of benefit to their members.

As well, there are two files relating to the possibility of granting retirement pensions to single women at the age of fifty-five years, and two files relating to medical certification.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
H file series
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Ministry of Health, 1919-1968
  • Ministry of National Insurance, Administrative Divisions, 1944-1948
  • Ministry of National Insurance, Insurance Department A, 1948-1953
  • Ministry of National Insurance, Insurance Department B, 1948-1953
  • Ministry of National Insurance, Insurance Department C, 1948-1953
  • Ministry of National Insurance, Insurance Department D, 1949-1953
  • Ministry of National Insurance, Unemployment Insurance Division, 1944-1948
  • Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, Insurance Department A, 1953-1966
  • Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, Insurance Department B, 1953-1966
  • Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, Insurance Department C, 1953-1966
  • Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, Insurance Department D, 1965-1966
Physical description
56 file(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure
Subjects
Topics
Pay and pensions
Sex and gender
Accruals
Series is not accruing.
Administrative / biographical background

There were considerable alterations in the conditions for and rates of payments of widows, orphans and old age contributory pensions and the National Assistance Board were actively concerned with the Ministry of National Insurance on these and other matters.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11545/

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