See Also: Department of Social Security, the(dictionary)
social work department, hospital(medicine)
Social Security Act(encyclopedia)
social security(encyclopedia)
social security(dictionary)
social security(medicine)
Department Of Social And Health Services (DSHS)(law)
Social Security benefits(money)
Social security benefits(finance)
Social Security number(dictionary)

Department of Social Security, the (oh)



DSS a British government department which used to be responsible for paying various types of benefit (=money paid by the government to support people who need it, for example people who are poor, people who are too old or too sick to work, and people who cannot find jobs) . This department changed its name in 2001 and became the Department for Work and Pensions.