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.
Piece
Supplementary Benefit: additional requirements due to the need for domestic assistance...
Catalogue reference: BN 146/220
What’s it about?
This record is about the Supplementary Benefit: additional requirements due to the need for domestic assistance... dating from 1986 Jan 1 - 1988 Dec 31 in the series Department of Health and Social Security: Supplementary Benefit and Income Support.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BN 146/220
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1986 Jan 1 - 1988 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Supplementary Benefit: additional requirements due to the need for domestic assistance on medical grounds
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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)
- ARQ 14 PART 2
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed For 84 years
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16474397/
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Series information
BN 146
Department of Health and Social Security: Supplementary Benefit and Income Support...
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