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Domiciliary assistance to blind persons who are claimants under the Old Age Pensions...
Catalogue reference: AST 15/140
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This record is about the Domiciliary assistance to blind persons who are claimants under the Old Age Pensions... dating from 1940-1942 in the series Board of Inland Revenue and Board of Customs and Excise: Non Contributory Old Age.... 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)
- AST 15/140
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940-1942
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Description (What the record is about)
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Domiciliary assistance to blind persons who are claimants under the Old Age Pensions Act 1936
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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)
- 24247/40
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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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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
- Pay and pensions
- Disability
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2388481/
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Series information
AST 15
Board of Inland Revenue and Board of Customs and Excise: Non Contributory Old Age...
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