Department for Social Security

The Department of Social Security (DSS) was a government department in the United Kingdom.

The department was created in 1988. The Department of Health and Social Security was divided into 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] The other responsibilities of the department were assumed by the Treasury and the Ministry of Defence.^[4]

References

↑ Dept. of Social Security. "Resource Accounts 2000-2001". rightsnet.org. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
↑ "The welfare state 1945–2002". BBC News. 5 August 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
↑ "Department of Social Security renamed". Practical Law Company. 29 June 2001. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
↑ E Carmel & T Papadopoulos. "The New governance of Social Security in Britain". University of Bath. Retrieved 2012-06-06.

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[Dept._of_Social_Security-1] 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. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

[Carmel_&_Papadopoulos-4] E Carmel & T Papadopoulos. "The New governance of Social Security in Britain". University of Bath. Retrieved 2012-06-06.

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