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.
Series
Department of Health and Social Security: Social Security Policy Group, Division...
Catalogue reference: BN 133
What's it about?
BN 133
The Green and White papers on 'Reform of Social Security' 1985, which subsequently led to the formulation Social Fund and the review and reform of Housing Benefit, in the Social Security Act 1988. This dealt with changes in means tested benefits,...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BN 133
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Health and Social Security: Social Security Policy Group, Division B, Central Review Unit (CRU file series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1980-1987
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Green and White papers on 'Reform of Social Security' 1985, which subsequently led to the formulation Social Fund and the review and reform of Housing Benefit, in the Social Security Act 1988. This dealt with changes in means tested benefits, especially the termination of Supplementary Benefit; the formulation of its replacement, Income Support, and the creation of the Benefits Agency.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For related material on the Housing Benefit Review, see BN 109
For related material on the Social Security Reviews, see BN 13
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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)
- CRU
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department of Health and Social Security, Social Security Policy Group, 1974-1988
- Department of Social Security, Policy Group, 1997-2000
- Department of Social Security, Social Security Policy Group, 1989-1996
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 228 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2009 Department for Work and Pensions
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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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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- The Department for Work and Pensions became custodians of the series in 2001 when the department replaced the Department of Social Security, 1988–2001. The series was previously held by the Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- The file series ran from 1984 to 1999
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals are expected.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- This series meets TNA's Acquisition Policy theme 2.2.1.5, formulation and delivery of social policies, documenting the work of Branch B of the social security policy, targeting family policies, specifically the Central Review Unit. The selection and destruction is in line with the OSP5 (The administation of Social Security 1979–1991, specifically paragraphs, 5.2, 5.2.2, 5.2.4, 5.2.7 and 5.2.8).
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Insurance Division B was part of the Social Security Policy Group, dealing with means-tested and family policies. The prefix CRU - the files of the Central Review Unit were used by all three branches of the division
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16464/
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