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Department of Health and Social Security: Social Security Policy Group Supplementary...

Catalogue reference: BN 109

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BN 109

This series contains registered files of the policy branch dealing with aspects of housing requirements and subsequent means tested benefits as the government decreased its house building programme. It also covers the Community Charge. Prefixes...

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BN 109

Title
Department of Health and Social Security: Social Security Policy Group Supplementary Benefits: Housing and related benefits: Registered Files
Date

2000-2006

Description

This series contains registered files of the policy branch dealing with aspects of housing requirements and subsequent means tested benefits as the government decreased its house building programme. It also covers the Community Charge.

Prefixes include:

  • HRS Supplementary Benefit Housing Requirements
  • IHR Income Support Housing Requirements
  • NHB New Housing Benefit
  • SBL Legislation
  • REN Rent and housing problems
  • CCW Community Charge Work

Note

File Office 257 Branch 2

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

NHB

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department for Work and Pensions, 2001-2001
  • Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988
  • Department of Social Security, 1988-2001
Physical description

1728 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2004 Department for Work and Pensions

Subjects
Topics
Welfare
Construction industries
Accruals

Series is accruing

Administrative / biographical background

Benefit policy for housing requirements was handled by Branch SB2 of the Supplementary Benefits Division. Initially it was in the form of rent in the early 1980s as the policy of paying benefit for privately owned accommodation replaced the publicly funded house building programme, the benefit was termed Housing Benefit rather than Rent. By 1991, the Supplementary Benefits Division had been retitled Income Support Division but Branch 2 continued to deal with housing benefits policy.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15903/

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