Social Security Advisory Committee
Encyclopedia
The Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) is a statutory body that provides impartial advice to the UK government on social security
issues. When the SSAC reports on government proposals for regulations the report must be presented to Parliament
together with the regulations and a statement from the Secretary of State
for Work and Pensions
responding to any recommendations.
. It took over the advisory functions of the former Great Britain and Northern Ireland Supplementary Benefits Commissions and the National Insurance Advisory Committee, and also assumed advisory responsibility for family income supplement and child benefit which had not previously come within the scope of any advisory committee. The Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 extended the Committee's responsibilities to cover advice on the new housing benefit scheme, replacing the Advisory Committee on Rent Rebates and Rent Allowances (ACRRRA) from April 1983.
Sir Thomas Boyd-Carpenter KBE (1995-2004)
Sir Michael Bett CBE (1993-1995)
Sir Peter Barclay (1984-1993)
Sir Arthur Armitage (1980-1984)
Social security
Social security is primarily a social insurance program providing social protection or protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others. Social security may refer to:...
issues. When the SSAC reports on government proposals for regulations the report must be presented to Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
together with the regulations and a statement from the Secretary of State
Secretary of State (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, a Secretary of State is a Cabinet Minister in charge of a Government Department ....
for Work and Pensions
Department for Work and Pensions
The Department for Work and Pensions is the largest government department in the United Kingdom, created on June 8, 2001 from the merger of the employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and the Department of Social Security and headed by the Secretary of State for Work and...
responding to any recommendations.
History
The Committee was formed in November 1980 and is now covered by the Social Security Administration Act 1992Social Security Administration Act 1992
The Social Security Administration Act 1992 is the main piece of legislation dealing with the administration of social security benefits in the United Kingdom.- History :...
. It took over the advisory functions of the former Great Britain and Northern Ireland Supplementary Benefits Commissions and the National Insurance Advisory Committee, and also assumed advisory responsibility for family income supplement and child benefit which had not previously come within the scope of any advisory committee. The Social Security and Housing Benefits Act 1982 extended the Committee's responsibilities to cover advice on the new housing benefit scheme, replacing the Advisory Committee on Rent Rebates and Rent Allowances (ACRRRA) from April 1983.
Chairs
Sir Richard Tilt (2004- )Sir Thomas Boyd-Carpenter KBE (1995-2004)
Sir Michael Bett CBE (1993-1995)
Sir Peter Barclay (1984-1993)
Sir Arthur Armitage (1980-1984)