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1985 Jun 3 - 1985 Nov 29
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1640
Social Services (Reform of social security: pensions, housing benefit and supplementary benefit; child support) (Part 3)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Dec 30
Classification: Secret
Page count: 347
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85 Nov 19 Tu Major Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Ministerial Group on Social Security Meeting on 20 November 1985 (MISC 111(85)17: Income Related Benefits") [modifications to Fowler's Social Security reform proposals] [released Dec 2014]
85 Oct 30 We Major Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Ministerial Group on Social Security: Meeting on 31 October") ["to consider Mr Fowler's revised proposals on SERPS"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Oct 11 Fr Major Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Report on the Review of Social Security") [Green Paper proposals; consultation reactions; proposed modifications; main issues; pensions; other social security policy proposals; timing; interaction with local government finance proposals; future processing; handling; conclusions] [released Dec 2014]
85 Oct 14 Mo Major Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Review of Social Security (MISC 111 (85) 14") [SERPS; other social security measures] [released Dec 2014]
85 Nov 27 We Major Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Review of Social Security Review: Final Decisions") [ratification of amended proposals] [released Dec 2014]
85 Nov 20 We Major Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Social Security Review: Income Related Benefits") ["the essential issue... is whether... it is worth spending another £300 million to reduce the (still very large) number of losers and improve incentives": MacGregor's case vs Fowler's] [released Dec 2014]
85 Sep 30 Mo Major Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT (Green Paper on Reform of Social Security; Public Expenditure Discussions) [MT meeting with Fowler] [released Dec 2014]
85 Oct 10 Th Major Social Services: Cabinet Office minute (internal) ("Social Security") [gainers & losers from Green Paper proposals] [released Dec 2014]
85 Sep 9 Mo Major Social Services: Cabinet Office minute to Langdon ("Reform of Social Security") [consultation; White Paper] [released Dec 2014]
85 Oct 9 We Major Social Services: Cabinet Office minute to No.10 ("Review of Social Security") [draft MISC III paper: "What is not at all clear... is the public expenditure and PSBR implications"; timing of implementation of proposals] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jun 14 Fr Major Social Services: Chancellor of the Exchequer letter to Lord Young ("Study of Tax and Social Security Systems") [addressing Lord Young's proposal for combined tax/benefits system] [released Dec 2014]
85 Nov 27 We Major Social Services: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT ("Personal Pensions and the Public Services") ["I was asked to consider with Norman [Fowler] the implications... We have now agreed on a proposal to contain unacceptable costs"; MT not keen on proposal] [released Dec 2014]
85 Oct 14 Mo Major Social Services: Chancellor of the Exchequer PS letter to No.10 ("Social Security and Local Authority Finance") [analysis of the combined impact of proposed changes] [released Dec 2014]
85 Sep 27 Fr Major Social Services: David Norgrove minute to MT (Joint Department of Employment and DHSS Study of Local Office Networks) [MT agrees to No.10 stipulating that Efficiency Unit should be involved in the study] [released Dec 2014]
85 Sep 30 Mo Major Social Services: David Norgrove minute to MT (Meeting with Norman Fowler: Social Security Savings) [need to press for clarification of DHSS figures] [released Dec 2014]
85 Jul 30 Tu Major Social Services: Department of Employment letter to No.10 ("Social Security Review") [Hector Laing proposal on two-tier bargaining & early retirement] [released Dec 2014]
85 Sep 24 Tu Major Social Services: Fowler minute to MacGregor ("PES 1985: Savings from the Review") [breakdown of proposed savings and gainers/losers analysis, in advance of meeting] [released Dec 2014]
85 Sep 19 Th Major Social Services: Fowler minute to MT ("Joint Department of Employment and DHSS Study of Local Networks") [study team's terms of reference; proposed timetable] [released Dec 2014]
85 Aug 9 Fr Major Social Services: Fowler minute to MT ("Reform of Social Security") ["progress and next steps following the... Green Paper"] [released Dec 2014]
85 Nov 12 Tu Major Social Services: Fowler minute to MT ("Social Security Reform") ["I would like to discuss with you informally the options open to us and their political consequences"] [released Dec 2014]