Prime Ministerial Private Office files
Social Services: Tom King letter to MacGregor ("Social Security Reforms: Northern Ireland") ["I understand the justification for the... proposal [that housing benefit claimants make 20% contribution to local rates] was the desire to bring home to electors the need to maintain some control over the expenditure of local councils... [but] this chain of responsibility does not exist in Northern Ireland"] [released Dec 2014]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/1640 f33 |
| Editorial comments: | Relevant supporting documents follow the main item. Read other documents selected from this file. The full file itself may be read here. |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 8pp |
| Themes: | Religion & morality, Executive, Parliament, Northern Ireland, Public spending & borrowing, Social security & welfare, Society, Housing, Local government finance |
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