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Department of Health and Social Security: Insurance Division B: Attendance Allowance,...

Catalogue reference: BN 103

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BN 103

This series contains registered files about the policy and formation of a new benefit for the severely disabled. The name of the new benefit was Attendance Allowance.

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Reference

BN 103

Title
Department of Health and Social Security: Insurance Division B: Attendance Allowance, Registered Files (SD Series)
Date

1957-1991

Description

This series contains registered files about the policy and formation of a new benefit for the severely disabled. The name of the new benefit was Attendance Allowance.

Related material

For records of the National Attendance Allowance Unit see:

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

SD file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988
Physical description

101 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2003 Department for Work and Pensions

Accruals

Series is accruing.

Selection and destruction information

Records selected under section 2.1.5 of the acquisition policy statement relating to formulation and delivery of social policies

Administrative / biographical background

Attendance allowance was a new allowance for disabled persons payable to the carer up to the age of 16 and then either direct or to some other appointed person.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15811/

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Department of Health and Social Security: Insurance Division B: Attendance Allowance, Registered Files (SD Series)