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Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Pensions, Registered files (P series)

Catalogue reference: PIN 46

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PIN 46

This series contains files of the Ministry of National Insurance and successors dealing with the award and payment of retirement pensions and widow's benefits, including the policy and procedure of the department in relation to these benefits....

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Reference

PIN 46

Title
Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Pensions, Registered files (P series)
Date

1937-2005

Description

This series contains files of the Ministry of National Insurance and successors dealing with the award and payment of retirement pensions and widow's benefits, including the policy and procedure of the department in relation to these benefits. The series contains some policy files concerning child allowance benefits for widows and retirees.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

P file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department for Work and Pensions, 2001-2001
  • Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Department A, 1968-1969
  • Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Department B, 1968-1969
  • Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Department C, 1968-1969
  • Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Department D, 1968-1969
  • Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division A, 1969-1988
  • Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division B, 1969-1988
  • Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division C, 1969-1988
  • Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division D, 1969-1975
  • Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division K, 1969-1982
  • Department of Health and Social Security, Insurance Division L, 1972-1981
  • Department of Social Security, 1988-2001
  • 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
  • Ministry of Social Security, Insurance Department A, 1966-1968
  • Ministry of Social Security, Insurance Department B, 1966-1968
  • Ministry of Social Security, Insurance Department C, 1966-1969
  • Ministry of Social Security, Insurance Department D, 1966-1968
Physical description

1224 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

from 2008 Department for Work and Pensions

from 1978 Department of Health and Social Security

Subjects
Topics
Pay and pensions
Custodial history

Ministry of Health, 1937-1944; Ministry of National Insurance, 1944-1953; Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance 1953-1966; Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988; Department of Social Security 1988-2001; Department for Work and Pensions 2001-

Accruals

Series is accruing.

Selection and destruction information

This series meets TNA's Acquisition Policy theme 3.1.5 Formulation and delivery of social policies, including the implementation and interpretation of the benefits system

Administrative / biographical background

The Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance (MPNI) was a British governmentministry responsible for the administration and delivery of welfare benefits.It was created in 1953.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11559/

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