Supplementary Benefit
Supplementary Benefit was a
To qualify a claimant had to demonstrate that their capital was below the limit, £6,000, and that their weekly income was less than their requirements, as calculated in accordance with the benefits regulations.[1]
The Supplementary Benefits Commission was established alongside the
In 1968 the Ministry of Social Security was incorporated into the new Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS).
The benefit was paid weekly, through giro cheques and order payment books, or fortnightly by the Unemployment Benefit Office by giro and cashed at local post offices.
Supplementary benefit appeal tribunals
Appeals went to supplementary benefit appeal tribunals. In 1984, supplementary benefit appeal tribunals and National Insurance local tribunals were merged into the Social Security Appeal Tribunal.[4]
Abolition
The benefit was abolished and replaced by Income Support on 11 April 1988, as part of a wider overhaul of the benefits system.
References
- ISBN 978-0406633705.
- ^ Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
- ^ Rose, Hilary (1973). "Up Against the Welfare State: Claimants Unions". Socialist Register.
- JSTOR 1097430.