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Unemployment Assistance Board and successsors: Departmental Whitley Council, Registered...

Catalogue reference: AST 22

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AST 22

Selected files of the official side of the Whitley councils of the Unemployment Assistance Board, Assistance Board, National Assistance Board and Supplementary Benefits Commission. These relate to staffing, grading, pay, and related matters.

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Reference
AST 22
Title
Unemployment Assistance Board and successsors: Departmental Whitley Council, Registered Files (DWC Series)
Date
1939-1987
Description

Selected files of the official side of the Whitley councils of the Unemployment Assistance Board, Assistance Board, National Assistance Board and Supplementary Benefits Commission. These relate to staffing, grading, pay, and related matters.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
DWC file series
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Assistance Board, 1940-1948
  • National Assistance Board, 1948-1966
  • Supplementary Benefits Commission, 1966-1980
Physical description
23 file(s)
Access conditions
Subject to 30 year closure
Immediate source of acquisition

From 1981 Department for Work and Pensions

Accruals
Series is accruing
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2502/

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Unemployment Assistance Board and successsors: Departmental Whitley Council, Registered Files (DWC Series)