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DSS was replaced by the Department for Work and Pensions in 2001.
SSAC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions .
The Freedom of Information Act (FOI) gives people the right to ask any public sector organisation for all the recorded information they have on any subject.
Check if you should pay National Insurance in the UK or social security contributions in the EU, Gibraltar Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland.
Read the minutes of the Social Security Advisory Committee meetings.
The Social Security Agency is a government agency in Northern Ireland. It is a department within the Department for Social Development (DSD), dealing with social security.
Find out about paying National Insurance contributions to the UK and getting benefits when abroad.
The Social Security Advisory Committee welcomes 2 new members.
This tax information and impact note confirms the tax treatment of 4 existing and 5 new social security benefits.
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