Department of Social Security (United Kingdom)

This article is about the defunct UK government department. For the current equivalent, see Department for Work and Pensions. For other countries, see Ministry of Social Security.

Department of Social Security
Department overview
Formed1988
Preceding Department
Dissolved2001
Superseding agency
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
HeadquartersLeeds, United Kingdom
Minister responsible
Child agencies

The Department of Social Security (DSS) was a governmental agency in the United Kingdom from 1988 to 2001.