Department of Social Security (United Kingdom)
Welfare and pensions agency in Britain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the defunct UK government department. For the current equivalent, see Department for Work and Pensions. For other countries, see Ministry of Social Security.
The Department of Social Security (DSS) was a governmental agency in the United Kingdom from 1988 to 2001. The old abbreviation is still often used informally. Advertisements for rented accommodation used to describe prospective tenants who would be paying their rent by means of Housing Benefit, or the "Housing Element" of Universal Credit, as "DSS" tenants. However, because of many changes within the benefit system, which is managed by the Department for Work and Pensions, the "DSS" tenants phrase has become outdated and is rarely used.
Quick Facts Formed, Preceding Department ...
Department overview | |
---|---|
Formed | 1988 |
Preceding Department | |
Dissolved | 2001 |
Superseding agency | |
Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
Headquarters | Leeds, United Kingdom |
Minister responsible |
|
Child agencies |
Close