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
Ministry of Social Security and Department of Health and Social Security: Supplementary...
Catalogue reference: BN 65
What's it about?
BN 65
Handbooks published by the Supplementary Benefits Commission.The handbooks explained various aspects of the Supplementary Benefits Scheme and the broad lines along which the commission exercised its discretionary powers. They were also intended...
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 65
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Social Security and Department of Health and Social Security: Supplementary Benefits Commission: Supplementary Benefit Handbooks
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1971-1979
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Description (What the record is about)
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Handbooks published by the Supplementary Benefits Commission.
The handbooks explained various aspects of the Supplementary Benefits Scheme and the broad lines along which the commission exercised its discretionary powers. They were also intended to enable those to whom beneficiaries or potential beneficiaries turn for advice to give that advice on a fully informed basis.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- Supplementary Benefits Commission, 1966-1980
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is not accruing.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2998/
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