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Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance
Department overview
Formed1953
Preceding agencies
Dissolved1966
Superseding Department
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

The Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance (MPNI) was a British government ministry responsible for the administration and delivery of welfare benefits. It was headed by the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance.

History

It was created in 1953 as a result of the amalgamation of the Ministry of Pensions and the Ministry of National Insurance.

In 1966, the Supplementary Benefits Commission (part of the National Assistance Board) was merged with the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance to form the new Ministry of Social Security, as part of the Ministry of Social Security Act 1966.

In 1968, the Ministry of Social Security and the Ministry of Health were dissolved and their functions merged into the new Department of Health and Social Security.

Ministers

Ministers of Pensions and National Insurance (1953–1966)
Minister Term of office Political party Cabinet
Osbert Peake 3 September 1953 20 December 1955 Conservative Churchill III
Eden
John Boyd-Carpenter 20 December 1955 16 July 1962 Conservative
Macmillan I
Macmillan II
Niall Macpherson 16 July 1962 21 October 1963 Conservative
Richard Wood 21 October 1963 16 October 1964 Conservative Douglas-Home
Margaret Herbison 18 October 1964 6 August 1966 Labour Wilson I

References

  1. Department for Work and Pensions. "A century of support: Department for Work and Pensions turns 100 years old". Department for Work and Pensions. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. "The Cabinet Papers | Benefit reform". nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  3. "Records created or inherited by the Department of Health and Social Security and related bodies". The National Archives. Retrieved 1 August 2024.


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