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
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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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