Department of Social Security

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former United Kingdom government department

The Department of Social Security was a former UK government department responsible for administering social security benefits and welfare payments before its functions were absorbed into successor bodies.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former United Kingdom government department →
aimedAt	income maintenance for citizens → poverty alleviation through cash benefits →
appliesToJurisdiction	Great Britain → Northern Ireland (in part, via separate structures) →
budget	large share of UK public expenditure →
country	United Kingdom →
dissolvedInto	Department for Work and Pensions →
documentedIn	UK government records →
employs	civil servants →
fieldOfWork	public administration → social security → welfare policy →
formedFrom	social security functions of the Department of Health and Social Security →
hasPart	Benefits Agency → Contributions Agency → Resettlement Agency → War Pensions Agency →
headquartersLocation	London →
jurisdiction	United Kingdom →
legalForm	government department →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	England →
namedAfter	its responsibility for social security →
oversightBy	Secretary of State for Social Security → UK Parliament →
ownedBy	Crown →
parentOrganization	Government of the United Kingdom →
partOf	UK welfare state system →
reorganizedAs	Department for Work and Pensions →
replaced	Department of Health and Social Security →
replacedBy	Department for Social Development (Northern Ireland) → Department for Social Security (Isle of Man) → Department for Work and Pensions →
responsibleFor	administration of social security benefits → administration of welfare payments → disability benefits → income support → pensions administration → social security policy in the United Kingdom → unemployment benefits →
sector	public sector →
serviceProvided	benefit payment processing → claims assessment → policy implementation in social security →
subordinateTo	Cabinet Office → Government of the United Kingdom →
typeOfJurisdictionalBody	ministerial department →
usedLanguage	English →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Department for Work and Pensions →	replaced