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PREM19/1957
Social Services (Uprating of social security benefits) (Part 3)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Feb 19
Classification: Secret
Page count: 251
Themes: Public spending & borrowing, Social security & welfare, Society, Voluntary sector & charity

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Date Value Title
82 Feb 5 Fr Major Social Services: Fowler minute to MT ("Announcement of Uprating 1982") [agrees with MT proposal to defer announcement of uprating until well after Budget] [released Feb 2016]
82 Feb 10 We Major Social Services: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (announcement of uprating 1982) [arguments against deferring announcement of uprating until well after Budget] [released Feb 2016]
82 Feb 12 Fr Major Social Services: No.10 note to MT (announcement of uprating 1982) [MT's decision on proposed course of action] [released Feb 2016]
82 Feb 17 We Major Social Services: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe) ["Announcement of Uprating 1982"] [released Feb 2016]
82 Mar 2 Tu Major Social Services: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Fowler, Leon Brittan) ["RPI Treatment of Housing Costs for Supplementary Beneficiaries"] [released Feb 2016]
82 Mar 2 Tu Major Social Services: No.10 minute to Leon Brittan ("Changes in the Uprating of Social Security Benefits") [strategies for identifying savings; 19 Nov 1981 meeting record] [released Feb 2016]
82 Mar 3 We Major Social Services: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Fowler, DHSS officials) [treatment of housing needs for supplementary benefits] [released Feb 2016]
82 Mar 17 We Major Social Services: Fowler minute to MT ("Restoration of the Five Per Cent Abatement of Unemployment Benefit") [line to take for Parliamentary debate] [released Feb 2016]
82 Mar 31 We Major Social Services: Fowler PS letter to No.10 ("Child Benefit for School Leavers") [announcement of change in policy] [released Feb 2016]
82 Jul 9 Fr Major Social Services: Fowler letter to Whitelaw ("Quinquennial Review of Social Security Finance") [proposed response to Government Actuary report] [released Feb 2016]
82 Nov 16 Tu Major Social Services: Leon Brittan PS letter to No.10 (social security uprating) [background note for Parliamentary debate] [released Feb 2016]
83 Feb 9 We Major Social Services: No.10 minute to MT ("Social Security Uprating") [MT agrees to small meeting of Ministers to settle on course of action] [released Feb 2016]
83 Feb 11 Fr Major Social Services: Fowler minute to MT ("Uprating of Pensions and Other Benefits") ["I attach a note setting out the position"] [released Feb 2016]
83 Feb 15 Tu Major Social Services: Leon Brittan minute to MT (social security uprating) [case against moving from forecast to historic method of uprating] [released Feb 2016]
83 Feb 21 Mo Major Social Services: No.10 record of conversation (MT, Howe, Fowler, Whitelaw, Parkinson, Leon Brittan) ["Up-rating of pensions and other benefits"] [released Feb 2016]
83 Feb 24 Th Major Social Services: Fowler minute to MT ("Uprating of Pensions and Other Benefits") [National Federation of Old Age Pensions Associations in favour of return to historic method] [released Feb 2016]
83 Mar 1 Tu Major Social Services: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (social security uprating) [outline of proposed way forward] [released Feb 2016]
83 Mar 2 We Major Social Services: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Cabinet: Uprating of Pensions and Benefits") [reversion to historic method] [released Feb 2016]
83 Mar 30 We Major Social Services: Chancellor of the Exchequer minute to MT (Government pledge to maintain real value of pensions and associated benefits) [arguments for carrying pledge forward to next Parliament] [released Feb 2016]
83 Mar 31 Th Major Social Services: Fowler minute to MT ("Pledge on Future Pension Upratings") ["The Chancellor and I take a different view on this"] [released Feb 2016]