Department of Social Security

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Alternative name(s):	DSS (Also known as)
Date:	1988-2001
History:	The Department of Social Security (DSS) was created in 1988 when the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS) was divided into two departments. DSS had overall responsibility for the payment of benefits and for the collection of contributions under the National Insurance scheme. In 2001, many of the department's responsibilities passed to the newly created Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (central)
References:	IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C277880

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference
1	1932-2007: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Industrial Diseases, Registered Files (ID series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 20
2	1941-2004: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Industrial Injuries, Registered Files (I Series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 21
3	1939-2010: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Solicitor's Department Files	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 31
4	1943-2017: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Insurance Department C and successors: Reciprocal Agreements, Registered Files (RA, RA(X), EEC, ECQ, IIA, IIF, IIG, IIK, IIS, IIT and OVK series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 34
5	1945-2001: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Registered Files (B series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 35
6	1922-1996: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Insurance Department C: Registered Files (CB, CQD and AB Series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 43
7	1937-2004: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Pensions, Registered files (P series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 46
8	1948-2008: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Maternity Benefits, Registered Files (MB Series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 52
9	1964-1988: Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance and successors: Automatic Data Processing and Machines Division and successors: Computerisation, Registered Files (ADP Series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 53
10	1946-2000: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Overlapping Benefits, Registered Files, (DOB Series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 55
11	1947-2006: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Newcastle Central Office, Overseas Group, files	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 57
12	1914-1997: Ministry of Pensions and successors: War Pensions Payments, Policy Files (CS and CSW Series)	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 67
13	1907-1995: Ministry of Pensions and successors: Selected Second World War Pensions Award Files	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 80
14	1948-1987: Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance and successors: Private Office, Petitions Case Files	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 87
15	1915-1989: Ministry of Pensions and successors: Second World War Pensions Award Files of Far Eastern Prisoners of War	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 91
16	1978-2007: Department of Health and Social Security and successors: Liable Relative and Child Support Agency Policy Issues (File Office 454)	The National Archives, Kew	BN 148
17	1971-2001: Department of Health and Social Security: Social Security Policy Group, Division B, Family Support Policy (File Office 247)	The National Archives, Kew	BN 149
18	1969-1995: Resettlement Agency: Sheffield Resettlement Unit: Admission Registers	The National Archives, Kew	AST 40
19	1962-1994: Resettlement Agency: Sheffield Resettlement Unit: Selected Residents' Case Files	The National Archives, Kew	AST 41
20	1941-1995: Ministry of Pensions and successors: Second World War Pensions Award Files of Notable Individuals	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 93
21	1950-1977: Ministry of Pensions and successors: Private Office, Ministers' Papers	The National Archives, Kew	PIN 92
22	1966-1995: Department of Health and Social Security: Insurance Division K and Social Security Policy Group: Registered Files (K Series)	The National Archives, Kew	BN 80
23	1967-1999: Department of Health and Social Security: Insurance Division D: Registered Files	The National Archives, Kew	BN 88
24	1965-1987: Department of Health and Social Security: Family Benefits, Registered Files (FP Series)	The National Archives, Kew	BN 89
25	1988-2001: Department of Social Security: Publicity Material	The National Archives, Kew	JB 2
26	1991-2003: Child Support Agency: Board Meetings, Minutes and Summary Notes	The National Archives, Kew	LY 1
27	1964-1973: Department of Health and Social Security: Insurance Division D: Registered Files (D Series)	The National Archives, Kew	BN 92
28	1988-2005: Department of Social Security: Ministers and Senior Officers papers	The National Archives, Kew	JB 3
29	1971-1974: Department of Health and Social Security: Tax Credit Scheme	The National Archives, Kew	BN 99
30	1970 - 1988: Department of Health and Social Security and Department of Social Security: National Attendance Allowance Unit: Records	The National Archives, Kew	BN 100
31	1977-1993: Resettlement Agency: Camberwell Resettlement Unit: Records (CBW Series)	The National Archives, Kew	AST 45
32	1990-2000: Benefits Agency: Chief Executive's Office: Registered Files (CEA series)	The National Archives, Kew	NB 4
33	1974-2008: Department of Social Security: Analytical Services Division: Registered Files	The National Archives, Kew	JB 4
34	1972-2002: Department of Health and Social Security: Social Security Policy Group Division L: Child Benefit: Registered Files (CA Series)	The National Archives, Kew	BN 107
35	1970-2011: Department of Health and Social Security: Social Security Policy Group Supplementary Benefits: Housing and related benefits: Registered Files	The National Archives, Kew	BN 109
36	1983-2004: Department of Social Security: Registered files: Policy files on Unemployment Benefit and Job Seekers Allowance	The National Archives, Kew	JB 59
37	1989-2000: Department of Social Security: Registered files of Planning and Finance Branch 2	The National Archives, Kew	JB 58
38	1987-1999: Department of Social Security: Registered Files of Registry 25, Permanent Secretary's Office	The National Archives, Kew	JB 60
39	1975-2010: Department of Social Security, Registered Files of Policy Group on State Pensions	The National Archives, Kew	JB 62
40	1973-2012: Department of Social Security; Registered files of C Division and the Maxwell Pensions Unit, Policy on Occupational Pensions and Personal Pensions	The National Archives, Kew	JB 71
41	1974-2008: Department of Health and Social Security: Insurance Division A: Registered Files, Employers' Statutory Sick Pay (ESP series)	The National Archives, Kew	BN 118
42	1990-2007: Child Support Agency: Registered Files of Registry 36	The National Archives, Kew	LY 6
43	1988-2024: Records created or inherited by the Department for Work and Pensions	The National Archives, Kew	JB
44	1982-2011: Department of Health and Social Security: Finance Group; Financial Division (Social Security); Branch 1; Financial Policy	The National Archives, Kew	BN 137
45	1977-2006: Department of Health and Social Security: Fraud Operations	The National Archives, Kew	BN 139
46	1982-2010: Department of Health and Social Security: Medical Policy	The National Archives, Kew	BN 141
47	1980-2008: Department of Health and Social Security: Supplementary Benefits Division Branch 3: Registered Files	The National Archives, Kew	BN 134
48	1949-2006: Registered files of the Validity of Marriage Unit and its Successors	The National Archives, Kew	BN 144
49	1980-1997: Parliamentary Ombudsman and Financial Redress: Special Payments Unit	The National Archives, Kew	BN 135
50	1983-1992: Department of Employment: Ministerial Group on Women's Issues: Registered Files (61/EM prefix)	The National Archives, Kew	JB 73
51	1997-2002: Department of Work and Pensions: Ministers and Senior Officers Papers	The National Archives, Kew	JB 75
52	1996-2004: Department for Work and Pensions and predecessors: Devolution: Registered Files (DVE Series)	The National Archives, Kew	JB 106
53	1997-2006: Department for Work and Pensions and Predecessors: Non Departmental Public Bodies: Registered Files (NDP Series)	The National Archives, Kew	JB 108
54	From 2004: Social Security Advisory Committee Website	The National Archives, Kew	JB 37
55	1997-2006: Department of Social Security: Work, Welfare and Equality Group: Family Poverty and Work Division: New Tax Credits Policy and Legislation Team: Registered Files		JB 118
56	2000-2005: Department for Work and Pensions and predecessor: Finance Directorate: Euro Programme Team		JB 120
57	1997-2002: Department for Work and Pensions: Strategy Group: Welfare Reform Unit		JB 121
58	1854-1998: Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance, and of related, predecessor and successor bodies	The National Archives, Kew	PIN
59	1946-1999: Assistance Board and successors: Polish Resettlement, Registered Files (PR and PLH Series)	The National Archives, Kew	AST 18
60	1934-1974: Supplementary Benefits Commission and predecessors: Private Office: Papers	The National Archives, Kew	AST 31
61	1972-1996: Resettlement Agency: Chief Executives' and Senior Officers' Papers	The National Archives, Kew	AST 32
62	1977-1994: Resettlement Agency: Photographs	The National Archives, Kew	AST 33
63	1951-1993: Supplementary Benefits Commission: Registered Files (SBC Series)	The National Archives, Kew	AST 36
64	1965-1987: Supplementary Benefits Commission: Inspectorate, Registered Files (SBCI Series)	The National Archives, Kew	AST 37
65	1939-1994: Department of Health and Social Security and predecessors and successors: Publicity Material	The National Archives, Kew	BN 10
66	1959-1997: Department of Health and Social Security and successors: Statistical Reports	The National Archives, Kew	BN 35
67	1993-1999: Records created or inherited by the Contributions Agency	The National Archives, Kew	LX
68	1834-2003: Records created or inherited by the Department of Health and Social Security and related bodies	The National Archives, Kew	BN
69	1854-1997: War pensions records

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Dates	Category of relationship
1	Department for Work and Pensions	Successor/Predecessor		See Also
2	Department of Health and Social Security	Successor/Predecessor		See Also