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Social Policy Section
Social Security Payments
for the Unemployed, the Sick and those in Special Circumstances, 1942
to 2006
Dale Daniels- Social Policy Section
Last updated 7 July
2006
This Chronology is issued electronically. It will be
kept up-to-date online. The date of the latest update is noted clearly
above.
All enquiries: Dale
Daniels, Research Specialist.
Contents
Introduction
Acronyms
A Brief History
Table 1
: Numbers of Recipients of Payments for the Unemployed, the Sick and those
in Special Circumstances, from 1943
Widow Pension class B
Widow Pension class C/Widowed
Person Allowance/Bereavement Allowance
Table 2: Weekly Rates of Pension
for Widows, from 1942
Unemployment Benefit/Job
Search Allowance/Newstart Allowance
Sickness Benefit/Sickness
Allowance
Special Benefit
Mature Age Allowance/Mature Age
Partner Allowance
Partner Allowance
Widow Allowance
Youth Allowance
Table 3 : Maximum Weekly Rates
of Unemployment and Sickness Benefit from 1945
Table 4 : Maximum Income and Asset
Limits under Means Testing Arrangements for Unemployment Benefit, Job
Search Allowance, Newstart Allowance, Sickness Benefit and Sickness Allowance,
from 1945
Supplementary Allowance/Rent
Assistance
Table 5 : Maximum Weekly Rates
of Supplementary Allowance/Rent Assistance for Beneficiaries and Allowees,
from 1970
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