National Assistance Board officers

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National Assistance Board officers were government officials in post-war Britain responsible for assessing need and administering means-tested financial support and welfare services to individuals under the National Assistance system.

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National Assistance Board officers canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government official
public servant
welfare administrator
aim providing a safety net for those without adequate income
relieving poverty
associatedWith British welfare state
beneficiary disabled people
elderly people
low-income families
people not covered by National Insurance
unemployed people
country United Kingdom
duty administering means-tested financial support
administering welfare services
assessing financial need
calculating assistance payments
conducting means tests
determining eligibility for National Assistance
interviewing applicants for assistance
making home visits to claimants
record-keeping on assistance cases
referring clients to other welfare services
verifying claimants’ circumstances
employer National Assistance Board
endPeriod 1960s
field public administration
social security
social welfare
jurisdiction England
Scotland
Wales
languageOfWork English
legalBasis National Assistance Act 1948
operatedIn post-war Britain
partOf National Assistance Board
surface form: National Assistance system
replacedBy Supplementary Benefits Commission officers
reportedTo National Assistance Board
surface form: National Assistance Board regional offices
sector public sector
startPeriod late 1940s
supervisedBy National Assistance Board senior officers
typeOfBenefitAdministered National Assistance allowances
usedSystem means-tested benefits system
workedWith local authorities
local welfare agencies
voluntary organisations

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National Assistance Act 1948 implementedBy National Assistance Board officers