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
Income Support and Housing Benefit for hostel dwellers
Catalogue reference: BN 146/286
What’s it about?
This record is about the Income Support and Housing Benefit for hostel dwellers dating from 1990 Jan 1 - 1990 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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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 146/286
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1990 Jan 1 - 1990 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Income Support and Housing Benefit for hostel dwellers
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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)
- DID 53 PART3
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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)
- Open on Transfer
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open 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/C16474463/
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Series information
BN 146
Department of Health and Social Security: Supplementary Benefit and Income Support...
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Income Support and Housing Benefit for hostel dwellers
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