Social Security Act 1966

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The Social Security Act 1966 was UK legislation that reformed and modernized the welfare system by replacing earlier assistance schemes with a more comprehensive framework of social security benefits.

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Social Security Act 1966 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom legislation ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Great Britain ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
describedBySource United Kingdom statute law materials ⓘ
historical studies of UK social security reform ⓘ
field social policy ⓘ
social security law ⓘ
welfare law ⓘ
genre social legislation ⓘ
hasPart provisions on administration and adjudication of claims ⓘ
provisions on contributory benefits ⓘ
provisions on non-contributory benefits ⓘ
provisions on transitional arrangements from earlier schemes ⓘ
inception 1966 ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalForm primary legislation ⓘ
legalStatus spent ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
mainSubject income maintenance ⓘ
social security benefits ⓘ
welfare reform ⓘ
partOf United Kingdom social security legislation framework ⓘ
purpose to reform and modernize the United Kingdom welfare system ⓘ
to replace earlier assistance schemes with a comprehensive framework of social security benefits ⓘ
regulates administration of social security in the United Kingdom ⓘ
payment of social security benefits ⓘ
replaces earlier national assistance schemes ⓘ
shortTitle Social Security Act 1966 ⓘ
temporalCoverage late 20th century United Kingdom welfare state ⓘ

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National Assistance Act 1948 → supersededBy → Social Security Act 1966 ⓘ
Social Security Act 1966 → shortTitle → Social Security Act 1966 ⓘ