Department of Social Security (United Kingdom)

This is about the defunct U.K. department. For current U.K. and other nations, see Ministry of Social Security
For the defunct Australian government department, see Department of Social Security (Australia).
Department of Social Security
Department overview
Formed 1988
Preceding Department
Dissolved 2001
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction United Kingdom
Headquarters Leeds, United Kingdom
Minister responsible
Child agencies
The DSS headquarters in Quarry Hill, Leeds.

The Department of Social Security (DSS) is a defunct governmental agency in the United Kingdom. The old abbreviation is still often used informally. Advertisements for rented accommodation often describe prospective tenants who would be paying their rent by means of Housing Benefit as "DSS" tenants.

History

After the Fowler report, the Department of Health and Social Security separated during 1988 to form two departments, one of which was the DSS.[1] During 2001, the department was largely replaced by the Department for Work and Pensions,[2][3] with the other responsibilities of the department assumed by the Treasury and the Ministry for Defence.[4]

Beginning in 1989, the department was subdivided into six executive agencies - firstly into the Resettlement agency, in 1990 ITSA (Information Technology Services Agency), the Benefits Agency and Contributions Agency in 1991, the Child Support Agency in 1993 and the War pensions Agency in 1994.[1]

As part of the then UK government's spending review (March 1998),[5] a paper New Ambitions for our Country: A New Contract for Welfare (1998) announced plans to increase efficiency ("streamline") in the administration of benefits from policy of social welfare, plans subsequently adopted as the "single gateway to benefits".[6][7] The Welfare Reform and Pensions Act of 1999 [8][9] brought reforms to the DSS guided by the principle of

“ ...work for those that can and security for those that cannot.[10] ”

References

  1. 1 2 Dept. of Social Security. "Resource Accounts 2000-2001". rightsnet.org. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  2. ↑ "The welfare state 1945–2002". BBC News. 5 August 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Department of Social Security renamed". Practical Law Company. 29 June 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  4. ↑ E Carmel & T Papadopoulos. "The New governance of Social Security in Britain" (PDF). University of Bath. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  5. ↑ transcription of DSS:July 1998 - Archive of The Treasury Dept. of the government of the U.K. of Britain Retrieved 2012-06-06
  6. ↑ J. P. A. Van Vugt, J Peet. Social Security and Solidarity in the European Union: Facts, Evaluations, and Perspectives. Springer, 2000. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  7. ↑ secondary - G Duncan, T Eardley, M Evans, P Ughetto, W van Oorschot S Wright - Towards 'Single Gateways'?-A Cross-National Review of the Changing Roles of Employment Offices in Seven Countries
  8. ↑ J Fulbrook DOI: 10.1111/1468-2230.00318 The Modern Law Review March 2001 Retrieved 2012-06-06
  9. ↑ The Crown (legislation.gov) Table of Contents The National Archives - Retrieved 2012-06-06
  10. ↑ The Crown (legislation.gov) Background to the Act The National Archives - Retrieved 2012-06-06


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