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
Office of the Social Security Commissioners: Supplementary Benefit, Registered Files...
Catalogue reference: CT 17
What's it about?
CT 17
Social Security Commissioners' registered files of background papers on appeals for supplementary benefits. Both starred and unstarred files are included, the starred files being those recommended by the commissioners to the chief commissioner...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CT 17
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Title (The name of the record)
- Office of the Social Security Commissioners: Supplementary Benefit, Registered Files (CSB Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1981-1986
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Description (What the record is about)
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Social Security Commissioners' registered files of background papers on appeals for supplementary benefits. Both starred and unstarred files are included, the starred files being those recommended by the commissioners to the chief commissioner for reporting,
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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)
- CSB file series
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 334 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 50 year closure
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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/C5560/
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Office of the Social Security Commissioners: Supplementary Benefit, Registered Files (CSB Series)
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