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PREM19/1637
Social Services (Unemployment benefit: benefit limit; Family Income Supplement; taxation of social security benefits, supplementary benefits and strikers' benefits) (Part 4)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 201
Themes: Public spending & borrowing, Taxation, Family, Social security & welfare

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Date Value Title
80 Jul 15 Tu Major Social Services: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Benefit Limit") [findings of report; proposals for addressing the 'appeal' of unemployment over low-income employment] [released Dec 2014]
80 Jul 18 Fr Major Social Services: No.10 Policy Unit minute to Tim Lankester ("Benefit Minute") [comments on Howe minute of 15 July] [released Dec 2014]
80 Jul 31 Th Major Social Services: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Benefit Minute") [response to Patrick Jenkin's proposal to hold back supplementary benefit children's scale rates] [released Dec 2014]
80 Aug 14 Th Major Social Services: Jenkin minute to MT (family income supplement) [response to MT proposal that payments should cease if the recipient becomes unemployed] [released Dec 2014]
80 Sep 2 Tu Major Social Services: MT letter to Ralph Howell MP (unemployement benefit for familes, relative to low-income employment ) [significance of family income supplement] [released Dec 2014]
80 Sep 16 Tu Major Social Services: Jenkin PS letter to No.10 (Supplementary Benefits Commission: Annual Report) [media handling] [released Dec 2014]
80 Oct 3 Fr Major Social Services: Jenkin letter to Ministers (statutory sick pay scheme) [summary of main proposals] [released Dec 2014]
81 Feb 27 Fr Major Social Services: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Taxation of Social Security Benefits") [proposed legislation] [released Dec 2014]
81 Dec 3 Th Key Social Services: Walters minute to MT ("Unemployment, Benefits and the Change from the 1950s to the 1970s") [analysis] [released Dec 2014]
81 Dec 14 Mo Major Social Services: Walters letter to Fowler ("Reply to Social Services Committee") [part-time employment] [released Dec 2014]
81 Dec 23 We Major Social Services: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Fowler (2% shortfall on unpledged benefits) [line to take] [released Dec 2014]
82 Apr 27 Tu Major Social Services: Barney Hayhoe PS minute to No.10 (note on amendment restoring 5% abatement of unemployment benefit (Clause 29 of Finance Bill 1982)) [released Dec 2014]
82 Jul 12 Mo Major Social Services: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 ("Briefing for Government Whip on the 5 Per Cent Abatement") [released Dec 2014]
82 Jul 13 Tu Major Social Services: Chancellor of the Exchequer Parliamentary Clerk letter to Committees ("Finance Bill 1982 - Report Stage") [background paper] [released Dec 2014]
82 Oct 29 Fr Major Social Services: Michael Scholar minute to MT (5% abatement of unemployment benefit (Clause 29 of Finance Bill 1982)) [released Dec 2014]
82 Nov 2 Tu Major Social Services: Fowler minute to MT ("Social Security Committee") [proposed membership] [released Dec 2014]
82 Nov 3 We Major Social Services: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Biffen, Brittan, Fowler, Jopling) ["Adjustment to the 1983 Pensions and Benefits Uprating"] [released Dec 2014]
82 Nov 15 Mo Major Social Services: Cabinet Office minute to MT ("Social Security and Public Service Pensions") [recovery of over-provision; PSPs; proposed Ministerial Groups for each] [released Dec 2014]
82 Nov 19 Fr Major Social Services: Fowler minute to MT ("Debate on the 5 Per Cent Unemployment Benefit Abatement") [Government's position: options] [released Dec 2014]
82 Nov 19 Fr Major Social Services: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Fowler) ["Abatement of Unemployment Benefit": Parliamentary Debate on 22 November: tactical options] [released Dec 2014]