It shall be the duty of the Board in accordance with the following provisions of this Part of this Act to assist persons in Great Britain who are without resources to meet their requirements, or whose resources (including benefits receivable under the National Insurance Acts, 1946) must be supplemented in order to meet their requirements.
Section 4: Duty of Board to assist persons in need.
National Assistance Act 1948 · 1948 c. 29View on legislation.gov.uk
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