DWP corporate abbreviations
Updated 26 July 2018
A
A/CC: Account
A/N: Above Named
AA: Age Addition
AA: Administrative Assistant
AAs: Administrative Assistants
AA: Attendance Allowance
AACS: Attendance Allowance Computer System
AACTs: Average Actual Clearance Times
AAIC: Area Accuracy Improvement Coordinator
AAOTs: Average Actual Outstanding Times
AAU: Attendance Allowance Unit
Abd: Abdominal
ABI: Activity Based Information
ABM: Automated Business Model
ABR: Team Area Benefit Review Team
ABR: Area Benefit Review
ABS: Automatic Booking System
AC: Account
AC: Air Conduction (Ear)
AC: Anderson Consultants
AC: Additional Component
ACC: Accident & Compensation Corporation
ACC: Area Computer Centre
ACI: Automatic Claim Invitation
ACIB: Adjudication & Constitutional Issues Branch
ACM: Active Case Management
ACMG: Active Case Management Group
ACP: Additional Component Payable
ACP: Automatic Claims Package
ACT: Actual Clearance Time
ACT: Automated Credit Transfer
ACU: Area Co-ordination Unit
AD: Area Director
ADA: Adult Dependency Addition
ADC: Actual Date Of Confinement
ADF: Advisers Discretionary Fund
ADI: Area Directors Investigation
ADI: Adult Dependency Increase
ADIAP: Alliance Disability Information Advise Providers
ADM: Area Decision Maker
ADO: Area Director’s Office
ADOB: Additional Order book
ADP: Automatic Data Processing
ADVD: Advised
AE: Administrative Error
AF: Alleged Father
AGY: Agency
AHA: Area Health Authority
AHCA: Additional Housing Allowance
AIC: Accuracy Improvement Co-coordinator
AIM: Area Implementation Manager
AJ: Ankle Jerk Reflexes
A:L Annual Leave
A/L: Annual Leave
ALAC: Artificial Limb and Appliance Centre
ALM: Action List Message
ALO: Authorised Local Officer
ALP: Action List Prompt
AM: Area Manager
AMA: Adjudicating Medical Authority
AMDT: Amendment
AMLs: Activities for Managing Life
AMP: Adjudicating Medical Practitioner
AMP: Attendance Management Plan
AMS: Active Modern Service
AO (L): Adjudication Officer with Limited Powers
AO: Adjudication Officer
AO: Administrative Officer
AO: Area Office
AOB: Any Other Business
AOD: Adjudication Officer ’s Decision
AOG: Adjudication Officer’s Guide
AOK: Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse
AOS: Already On System
AP: Additional Pension
AP: Allowance Payments
AP: Antero Posterior
AP: Authorised Payment
AP: Glide Antero Posterior Glide
AP: Additional Pension
AP: Allowance Payments
APA: Annual Performance Agreement
APACS: Asset Procurement and Control System
APC: Allowance Payment Centre
API: Aggregate Performance Indicator
APP: Appropriate Personal Pension
APPT: Appointee
APPT: Area Programme Protection Team
APT: Artificial Pneumothoraso
AQS: Accounts Queries Section
AR: Availability Restrictions
A/R: Appraisal Report
ARC: Account Receivable Co-ordinator
ARC: Assistant Regional Controller
ARF: Appraisal Report File
ARI: Automated Recovery Interface
ARM: Application Request Menu
ARMS: Administrative Resource Management System
ARP: Accrued Rights Premium
ARR: Age Related Rebate
ARRS: Arrears
ART: Appeals & Reconsideration Team
AS: Appeals Service
ASAP: As Soon As Possible
ASCN: Appropriate Scheme Certificate Number
ASD: Analytical Services Division
ASE: Actively Seeking Work
AT: Appeals Tribunal
ATC: Approved Training Credits
ATC: Area Training Centre
ATOS: Automatic Credits
ATP: Authorised Temporary Procedure
ATP: Authority to Proceed/Pay
ATS: Audit Trail System
AUS: Austria
AUT: Apparent Unnotified Termination
AUTH: Authority, Authorise
AVC: Additional Voluntary Contributions
AWDS: Awards
B
B GAS: British Gas
BA: Benefits Agency
BAB: Banking and Accountancy Branch
BABA: Benefits Agency Business Applications
BACCUP: Benefits Agency Corporate Communications Update
BACS: Banks Automated Clearing System
BAET: Benefits Agency Executive Team
BAFO: Benefits Agency Finance Office
BAFOOSSC: Benefits Agency Field Operations Office Systems Steering Committee
BAHQ: Benefits Agency Headquarters
BAIT: Benefits Agency Information Technology
BAITA: Benefits Agency Information Technology Agreement
Balice: Bereavement Allowance
BALL: Bereavement Allowance
BAllce: Bereavement Allowance
BAMS: Benefits Agency Medical Services
BAMT: Benefits Agency Management Team - Now BAET Benefits Agency Executive
BAOR: British Armed Forces of the Rhine
BAP: Benefits Advice Package
BAPCU: Benefits Agency Parliamentary Correspondence Unit
BAPD: Benefits Agency Personnel Directorate
BAPS: Benefits Agency Purchase and Supply
BASR: Business Allocation Service Requirements
BB: Bereavement Benefits
BC: Basic Component
BC: Bone Condition
BC: Business Continuity
BCS: Business Control System
BCT: Bulk Customer Transfer
BDO: Branch Designated Officer (CPB)
BDR PYMT: Boarder Payment
BE: Business Excellence
BEDS: Bank Electronic Directory System
BEL: Benefits Enquiry Line
BEN: Benefit
BENG: Business Excellence Network Group
BES: Benefit Encashment Centre
BF: Bring Forward, Brought Forward
BFC: Built For Clerical
BFI: Benefit Fraud Inspectorate
BFIS: Benefit Fraud Investigation Service
BFPA: British Forces Post Office
BHC: British High Commission
BHS: Benefit History Sheet
BI: Bone Injury/Irregularity
BIC: Benefit Involved Case
BICDF: Business Improvement, Compliance, Debt & Fraud
BIG: Benefit Information Guide
BIP: Benefit Integrity Project
BK: Bank
BL: Budgeting Loan
BLO: Branch Liaison Officer
BLS: Bank Liaison Section
BLSDG: Better Letters Standards and Design Guide
BM: Branch Manager
BMB: Benefit Management Branch
BO: Benefit Office
BO: Branch Office
BOSS: Benefit Office Support Section
BOSTEL: Bank of Scotland Telecoms Link
BP: Basic Pension
BP: Bereavement Premium
BP: Blood Pressure
BPA: Bundesversicherungsanstalt Fur Angestelle
BPAG: Business Products and Advice Group
BPD: Benefit Policy Division
BPO: Benefit Processing Officer
BPR: Business Process Redesign
BPT: Bereavement Payment
BPV: Benton Park View
BPYR: Basic Pension Year
BR: Business Reply (envelope)
BRM: Broadcast Manager
BRS: Business Requirements Specification
BS: Harsh Breath Sounds Harsh
BSA: Basic Skills Assessment
BSB: Benefit Support Branch
BSY: Beginning of Statistical Year
BT: British Telecom
BTWB: Back to Work Bonus
BU: Business Unit
BWE: Benefit Week Ending
BY: Benefit Year
C
C & P: Claims and Payments (Regulations)
C & PD: Children & Pensioner’s Directorate
C.1: Cervical 1
C&C: Change and Culture
C/O: Care of
C/O: Complaints of
C/T: Cardio Thoracic Ratio
C1CW: Class 1 Caseworker
C3 (SF): Social Fund Manager
CA: Carer’s Allowance
CA: Contributions Agency
CAA: Constant Attendance Allowance
CAB: Citizens Advice Bureau
CACO: Contribution Agency Central Operations (Now NICO)
CAL: Computer Assisted Learning
CALOR: Computer Assistance for Local Office Receptionists
CAM: Customer Account Management
CAMTCC: Computer Assistance for Managers Test Check Control
CAO: Chief Adjudication Officer
CAP: Current Accounting Period
CAPS: Customer Accounting Payment Strategy
CARDS: Computer Assisted Register of Duties and Staff
CAS: Central Adjudication Services
CAT: Central Assurance Team
Cat: Category
CATP: Cancellations of Authority to Pay
CATS: Code Amendment Tracking System
CAU: Carer’s Allowance Unit
CB: Combined Payment
CB: Contributions Based
CB: Contributions Benefit
CBB: Child Benefit Branch
CBC: Child Benefit Centre
CBE: Chronic Bronchitis & Emphysema
CBEP: Child Benefit Extension Period
CBO: Child Benefit Office (previously CBC)
CBP: Central Pensions Branch (Newcastle)
CBP: Computer Based Practice
CBT: Computer Based Training
C/C: Case Control
CC: Community Charge
CC: Customer Care
CCG: Community Care Grant
CCH: Customer Care Helpline
CCM: Customer Care Manager
CCO: Court Collecting Office
CCP: Change Control Process
CCS: Correspondence Control System
CD: Case Documents
CD: Conditional Discharge
CDA: Child Dependency Addition
CDAA: Category of Decision Appealed Against
CDI: Child Dependency Increase
CEF: Corporate Evaluation Framework
CEI: Corporate Efficiency Indicator
CEP: Community Enterprise Programme
CEP: Contributions Equivalent Premium
CES: Common Enquiry Service
CET: Central Explanations Team
CF: Carried Forward
CFO: Classified File Office
CFR: Central File Record
CG: Clerical Giro
CHB: Child Benefit
CHD: Child Benefit Directorate
CHG: Change
CI: Caseload Intervention
CICB: Criminal Injuries Compensation Board
Circs: Circumstances
CIU: Central Implementation Unit
CL: Crisis Loan
CLG: Client Liaison Group (SEMA Leeds)
CL1: Class 1 Contributions
CL2: Class 2 Contributions
CL3: Class 3 Contributions
CL4: Class 4 Contributions
C&M: Claims & Maintenance
CM: Computer Manager
CMB: Child Maintenance Bonus
CMG: Corporate Medical Group
CML: Computer Managed Learning
CML: Council of Mortgage Lenders
CMS: Card Management Service
CMT: Customer Management Team
CNAMO: Caisse Nationale D ’assuarance Maladie Des Ouviers
CNS: Central Nervous System
CO: Central Office
CO: Clerical Officer
CO: Court Order
COA: Change of Address/Certain Other Accommodation
COACCT: Change of Account
COAD: Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease
COB: Combined Order Book
COCs: Change of Circumstances
COD: Contracted-Out Deductions
COE: Condition on Examination
COE: Contracted Out Earnings Factor
COEG: Contracted-Out Employments Group
COFFS: Co-ordination of Fact Finding System
COHAB: Cohabitation
COMB: Contracted-Out Mixed Benefit
Comm: Comminuted Fracture
COMP: Contracted-Out Money Purchase
CONTS: Contributions
COP: Communications and Code of Office Practice
COPO: Change of Post Office
CORK: Change of Registered Keeper
CORRES: Correspondence
COSHH: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
COSR: Contracted-Out Salary Related
CP: Case paper
C/P: Claim Pack
CPAM: Caisses Primaives D ’assuarance Maladie
CPB: FW Four-Weekly Payments Section, CPB
CPB: Central Pensions Branch
CPBQP: Central Pensions Branch Quarterly Payments Section
CPCS: Central PID Control Section
CPCS: Customer Payment Computer System
CPD(OSB): Children and Pensioners Directorate(Operations Support Branch)
CPF: Combined Pensions Forecast
CPI: Clerical Papers Indicator
CPIP: Corporate Performance Improvement Plan
CPL: Case paper Location
CPN: Community Psychiatric Nurse
CPS: Characters Per Second
CPSA: Civil and Public Service Association
CQ: Cheque
CRG: Central Recovery Group
CRG: Compensation Recovery Group
CRK: Computer Record Keeping system
CRN: Child Reference Number
CRS: Contributions Record Section
CRSS/DRSS: Department De Ralacoes Internacionals E Convencoes De Seguranca
CRU: Compensation Recovery Unit
CSA: Child Support Agency
CSA: Child’s Special Allowance
CSBF: Civil Service Benevolent Fund
CSD: Civil Service Department
CSG: Customer Services Group
CSM: Customer Service Manager
CSMA: Civil Service Motoring Association
CSMC: Civil Service Management Code
CSMNG: Customer Service Managers Network Group
CSO: Computer Support Officer
CSOHS: Civil Service Occupational Health Service
CSOM: Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media
CSR: Child Support Reforms
CSS: Clerical Support Section
CSU: Customer Services Unit
CSU: Central Support Unit
CT: Credit Transfer
CTB: Council Tax Benefit
CTC: Child Tax Credit
Curr: Current
CUST: Customer
CV: Conversational Voice (Ear)
CVA: Cerebral Vascular Accident
CVS: Cardio Vascular System
CWGC: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
CWL: Capable Within Limits
CWP: Cold Weather Payments
CY: Credit Year
D
D&D: Defective & Deficient (Teeth)
D.1: Dorsal 1
D/A: Date of Accident
D/V: Downward Variation
DA: Dual Application
DAAT: Decisions Appeals and Assurance Team
DAH: Disordered Action of the Heart
DAMS: Debt Accounting Management Service
DAP: Death Arrears Payee
DAPS: Data and Printing Service
DAPS: Design and Production Services
DB: Departmental Board
DBA: Debt Balance Account
DBC: Disability Benefit Centre
DBMP: Disability Benefits Modernisation Programme
DBU: Disability Benefit Unit
DC: Deduction Card
DCBD: Disability and Carer Benefits Directorate
DCD: Disability & Carers Directorate
DCI: Departmental Central Index
D/CERT: Death Certificate
DCO: Direct Call Off (agreement)
DCP: District Control Point
DCPB: Disability & Carers Policy Branch
DCR: Departmental Chief Registrar
DCS: Disability & Carers Service
DCSBC: Disability & Carers Service Business Continuity
DCSMB: Disability & Carers Service Management Board
DD: Direct Debit
DDA: Disability Discrimination Act (1995)
DDC: Departmental Data Classification
DDE: Departmental Disruption Executive
DDI: Direct Dialling In
DDPU: Departmental Data Protection Unit
DDS: Departmental Disruption Secretariat
DE: Department of Employment - name now DfEE
DEA: Disability Employment Advisor
DEASE: Dataease
DEC: Decision
DEG: Data Entry Group
DEM: Departmental Energy Manager
DEN: Denmark
DENT: Decision Entitled
DEP: Dependant
DETR: Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
DEX: Dialogue Expert
DF: Dorsi Flexion (Wrist &Ankle)
DfEE: Department for Education & Employment
DfES: Department for Education and Skills
DFOU: Date Of First Order Uncashed
DFPU: Date of First Payment Uncashed
DFUF: Date of First Uncashed Foil
DFUO: Date of First Uncashed Order
DG: Death Grant
DH: Department of Health
DHSS (NI): Department of Health and Social Services (Northern Ireland)
DIG: Disability Income Guarantee
DIG: Disablement Income Group
DINO: District Information Officer
DIP: Distal Interphalangeal Joint
DIRC: District Information Retrieval Centre
Dis Ben: Disablement Benefit
DISCH: Discharge
Dis G: Disablement Gratuity
Dis Pen: Disability Pension
DISRG: Disregard
DITA: Departmental Information Technology Agreement
DITM: DCS Information Technology Modernisation
DITSG: Departmental Information Technology Security Group
DITSO: Departmental Information Technology Security Officer
DIV: Divorced
DKT: Docket
DL: Draft Letter
DL/P (OS): Draft Letter in Pensions (OS) manual
DL/PPG: Draft Letter in Pensions Procedures Guide
DLA: Disabled Living Allowance
DLAAB: Disabled Living Allowance Advisory Board
DLA CC: Disability Living Allowance Care Component
DLA HRCC: Disability Living Allowance Higher Rate Care Component
DLA: Mob Disability Living Allowance Mobility
DLACS: Disability Living Allowance Computer System
DLAU: Disability Living Allowance Unit
DLO: Dead Letter Office
DLOC: Date Last Order Cashed
DLOU: Date of Late Order Uncashed
DLPC: Date of Last Payment Cashed
DM: Decision Maker
DMA: Decision Making &Appeals
DMG: Decision Makers Guide
DMO: Divisional Medical Office
DNA: Did Not Attend
DND: Do Not Destroy
DNR: Does Not Refer
DNRA: Do Not Refer Again
DNW: Do Not Weed
DO: Date of Onset
DO: District Office
DOB: Date of Birth
DOC: Date of Claim
DOCS: Documents
DOD: Date of Death
DOD: Date of Divorce
DOE: Date of Entitlement
DOE: Date of Entry
DoFO: Director of Field Operations
DOH: Department of Health
DOM: Date of Marriage
DOO: Date of Onset
DP: Data Protection
DP: Direct Payments
DP/FOI: Data Protection and Freedom of Information
DPA: Data Protection Act
DPA: Deemed Pensionable Age
DPM: Development Project Manager
DPM: Data Protection Manual
DPNSS: Digital Private Network Signalling System
DPO: Data Protection Officer
DPP: Director of Public Prosecutions
DPQM/T: District Programme Quality Management/Team
DPSD: Departmental Purchasing and Supply Directorate
DPTC: Disabled Persons Tax Credit
DPU: Data Protection Unit
DR: Doctor
DRAM: Departmental Risk Assessment Methodology
DRG: Disputes and Reconsideration Guide
DRM: Departmental Records Manager
DRO: Departmental Records Office
DRO: Disablement Resettlement Officer
DS: Dorsal Spine
DSCFA: Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs
DSG: Departmental Superannuation Group
DSS: Department of Social Services (abroad)
DSS: Department of Social Security
DSW: Department of Social Welfare (abroad)
DT: Death Trace
DT: Divorce Trace
DTI: Department of Trade &Industry
DVT: Deep Vein Thrombosis
DWA: Disabled Working Allowance
DWP: Department for Work and Pensions
DWP: Dependant’s War Pension
E
EA Enterprise Allowance
EAR: Exceptional Activity Report
EC: European Community
ECG: Electro Cardiogram
ECJ: European Court of Justice
ECO: European Community Office
ECON: Employer’s Contracted-Out Number
ECP: Exceptional Clerical Payment
EDC :Expected Date of Confinement
EDCP: Enhanced Disability Child Premium
EDD: Expected Date of Delivery
EDI: Electronic Data Interface
EDP: Enhanced Disability premium
EDT: Electronic Data Transfer
EEA: European Economic Area
EEC: European Economic Community
EEE: Employed Earners Employment
eEPP: Electronic Enabling of the Pensions Process
EET: Employee Earnings Threshold
EF: Earnings Factor
EFQM: European Foundation for Quality Management
EFTA: European Free Trade Association
EIS: Executive Information System
EIT: Extended Implementation Trial
EL: Early Leaver
ELO: Energy Liaison Officer
EMIS: Estate Management Information System
EMP: Employer
EMP: Examining Medical Practitioner
EMPL: Employer
EN: Entitlement Notice
ENIS: Entitlement Notice
ENQ: Enquiry
ENT: Entitlement
EO: Executive Officer or Equal Opportunities
EOD: Establishments and Organisation Department
EOI: Early Office Infrastructure
EON: Employee Only National Insurance
EOT: Effluction of Time
EOTY: End of Tax Year
EOTYA: End of Tax Year Action
EOU: Equal Opportunities Unit
EPA: Ephemeral Put Away
EPIC: Emergency Procedures and Instructions Code
ER: Employer
ERA: Evoked response Audiometry
ERRON: Erroneous
ERS: Earnings Related Supplement
ES: Employment Service
ESA: Employment Services Agency
ESA: Employment and Support Allowance
ESA(C): Employment and Support Allowance Contributory
ESA(IB): Employment and Support Allowance Income Based
ESCOM: ES Communications
ESDA: Exceptionally Severe Disablement Allowance
ESE: Execution Support Environment
ESF: European Social Fund
ESJ: Employment Service Jobcentre
ESLO: Employment Services Local Office
ESO: Eyesight Screening Officer
ESOL: English as a Second Language
ESSA: Employment Service Systems Administrator
ESW: Exceptionally Severe Weather
ESY: End of Statistical Year
ET: Employment Training
ETC: Etceteras
ETU: Earnings Top Up
EU: European Union
EWC: Expected Week of Confinement
EXP: Expenses
EXT: Extension
EXT MAL: External Malleoli
EYR: End of Year Return
EZ: Employment Zone
F
F (CODE): Finance (code)
F: manual Finance Manual
F: Fitted
F/Rate: Fixed Rate
F/T: Full Time
FA: Foreign Authority
FAM: Fraud Area Manager
FAMC: Family Credit
FAMC GB: Family Credit Great Britain
FAMC NI: Family Credit Northern Ireland
FAMIS: Financial and Management Information System
FANB: Further Action Notes Box
FAO: For Attention Of
FB & WPD: Fylde Benefits and War Pensions Directorate
FB: Foreign Body
FC: Final Certificate
FCC: First Contribution Condition
FCO: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
FD: Finance Division
FD: Fuel Direct
FDS: Feville De Soins
FEA: Further Education Authority
FED: Fed Back Contributions
FED: First Effective Day
FELO: Further Education Liaison Office
FFI: Final Following Initial
FGI: Fortnightly Giro
FH: Family History
FIG: For Investigation
FIG under GA: For Investigation under General Anaesthetic
FIG: Fraud Investigator’s Guide
FIS: Family Income Supplement
FJP: Forward Job Plan
FJR: Fortnightly Jobsearch Review
FLEX ’N: Flexion
FLO: Fuel Liaison Officer
FMT: Free Milk Tokens
FO: Fraud Officer
FOD: Focus On Delivery
FP: Funeral Payment
FPC: Family Practitioner Committee
FPE: Full Production Environment
FPPRA: FAMIS Pay and Personnel Reports Application
FRA: France
FRMS: Fraud and Risk Management Service
FRR: Fixed Rate Revaluation
FRS: Family Resources Survey
FRY: Final Relevant Year
FS: Former Spouse
FSB: Financial Services Branch
FSD: Financial Services Division
FSM: Fraud Sector Manager
FTA: Failed to Attend
FTC: Fixed Term Contracts
FTE: Full Time Education
FTM: Freedom to Manage
FTS: Failed To Sign
FW: Found Work
FW: Four Weekly
FWA: Freedom with Assurance
FWH: Flexible Working Hours
FWP: Four Weekly Payment
FY: Final Year
G
G: Guilty
GA: General Anaesthetic
GA: Guardian’s Allowance
GAD: Government Actuates Department
GAP: Good Area Practice
GB: General Benefits (code)
GB: Great Britain
GBI: General Benefit Information
GBU: General Benefit Unit
GC: General Condition
GDN: Government Data Network
GER: Germany
GI: Gateway Intervention
GMIF: Gross Mortgage Interest Factor
GMP: Guaranteed Minimum Pension
GP: General Practitioner
GRAD: Graduated Retirement Benefit
GRB: Graduated Retirement Benefit
GRD: Graduated Retirement Benefit
GRE: Greece
GRO :General Register Office
GSI: Government Secure Internet
GSW: Gun Shot Wound
GTH: General Terminal Handling
GTN: Government Telephone Network
GUS: Genito-Urinary System
H
H&S: Health and Safety
H/OFF: Hand off
HA: Health Authority
HAM: Historic Amended
HAP: Highest Age Pay
HASSASSA: Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudication Act
HASSRA: Health and Social Security Recreation Association
HB: Housing Benefit
HB/CT: Housing Benefit/Council Tax
HBRO: Housing Benefit Run On
HCA: Historic Cancelled
HCN: Hospital Case Notes
HCS: Housing Cost Supplement
HCS/HCN: Hospital Case Sheet/Notes
HD: Help Desk
HAD: Higher Duties Allowance
HED: Higher Earning Disregard
HELP: Handbook of Emergency Local Procedures
HEO: Higher Executive Officer
HLBR: High Level Business Requirements
HMC: Hospital Management Committee
HMF: His Majesty’s Forces
HMIT: Home Office Inspector of Taxes
HMP: His Majesty ’s Prison
HMSO: His Majesty’s Stationery Office
HMT: His Majesty ’s Treasury
HNC: High National Certificate
HNCIP: Non-Contributory Invalidity Pension for Housewives
HND: Higher National Diploma
HO: History of
HO: Home Office
HOF: Home Office File
HOL: Holland
Hosp: Hospital
HOT: Home Office Trace
HP: Holiday Pay
HPA: Hospital Personal Allowance
HPC: History of Present Complaint
HPP: Higher Pensioner Premium
HQ DMA: Headquarters Decision Making and Appeals
HQ: Headquarters
HRE: Higher Regular Earnings
HRP: Home Responsibilities Protection
HRT: Habitual Residence Test
HSN: Heart Sounds Normal
HTA: Hospital Treatment Allowance
HVFO: High Value First Order
HVO: High Value Order
I
IA: Industrial Accident
IAA: Incapacity Age Addition
IAA: Invalidity Age Allowance
IANG: Inter-Agency Network Group
IAS: Internal Assurance Services
IB: Incapacity Benefit
IB: Injury Benefit
IB(Y): Incapacity Benefit for people incapacitated in Youth
IBLT: Incapacity Benefit Long Term
IBP: Injury Benefit Period
IBS: Integrated Benefit Section
IBST: Incapacity Benefit Short Term
ICA: Invalid Care Allowance
ICAU: Invalid Care Allowance Unit
ICB: International and Constitutional Branch
ICC: Integrated Child Credit
ICS: Integrated Complementing System
ID: Identity, Identification
IDB: Industrial Death Benefit
IDK: Internal Derangement Knee
IDOC: Initial Date of Contact
IDS: Incomes Data Services
IH: Inguinal Hemiotomy
II: Industrial Injuries
IICS: Industrial Injuries Computer System
IIDB: Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit
IIP: Investors in People
IISB: Industrial Injuries Scheme Benefits
IL: Instructor Led
ILO: Integrated Local Office
IN JOINT: Inter Phalangeal Joint
INAIL: Instituto Naxionale per L ’Assicurazione Contro Gli Infortuni sal Lavoro
INCAP: Incapacity Benefit
Incs: Increments
INH: Inherited
Init: Initial
INJ: Injection
INPS: Instituto Nazionale Della Previdenza Sociale
INS: Co Insurance Company
INS: Insurance
InS: Internal services
Ins Ops: Insurance Operations
INSS: Instituto Naçional De la Seguidad Social
INVAL: Invalid
IO: Internal Office
IO: International Office
IOCC: Institute of Customer Care
IOM: Isle of Man
IOP: Instrument of Payment
IP: Initial Payment
IP: Injury Procedures
IP: In-Patient
IP: Insured Person
IP: Inter Phalangeal
IPC: International Pension Centre
IPF: Individual Pension Forecast
IPO: International Pensions Office (formerly:OPG – Overseas Pension Group))
IR (NICO): Inland Revenue (National Insurance Contributions Office)
IR: Inland Revenue
IRIS: Inland Revenue International Services
IRO: In Respect Of
IRP: Increase of Retirement Pension
IRPLS: Inland Revenue Pensions Liaison Section
IRS: Independent Review Service
IS (OS)M: Income Support Operational Strategy Manual
IS: International Services
IS: Income Support
ISBS: Iron and Steel Re adaptation Benefits Scheme
ISCS: Income Support Computer System
ISM: Income Support Manual
ISMT: Internal Security Management Team
ISQ: In Status Quo
ISS: Inherited SERPS Scheme
ISS: Issue
IT: Information Technology
ITP: Initial Training Plan
ITP: Instruction to Pay
ITSA: Information Technology Services Agency
ITSD: Information Technology Services Directorate
ITSS: Information Technology Security Standards
IUC: Interview Under Caution
IVA: Invalidity Allowance or Invalidity Addition
IVB: Invalidity Benefit
IVP: Invalidity Pension
IVP(H): Invalidity Pension based on deceased husband’s contributions
IVP(O): Invalidity Pension based on own contributions
IVP(W): Invalidity Pension based on deceased wife’s contributions
IWG: Infrastructure Working Group
J
JABS: Jobseeker Attendance Bands System
JAR: Job Appraisal
JARI: Jobseekers Automated Recovery Interface
JBES: Jobseekers and Benefit Enhancement Section
JC: Job Centre
JDO: Job Design Organisation
JRA: Job Release Allowance
JS: Jury Service
JSA: Job Seekers Allowance
JSA(C): Contribution Based Jobseekers Allowance
JSA(IB): Income Based Jobseekers Allowance
JSAG: Jobseekers Agreement
JSAPS: Jobseekers Allowance Payment System
JSD: Jobseeker Direct
JSP: Job Seeking Period
JSS: Job Specific Selection
JUV CRED: Juvenile Credits
K
KELA: Kansane Lä Kelaitoksen-Paikallistoimisto (The Social Insurance Institution of Finland)
KJ: Knee Jerk Reflexes
KWO: Key Work Objectives
L
L & A: Light & Accommonociaion (Eyes)
L.1: Lumbar 1
LA: Local Authority
LAN: Local Area Network
LAO: Local Adjudication Officer
LAU: Local Authorised User
LBTN: Longbenton
LCC: Limited Case Check
LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
LCS: Local Customer Survey
LCTY: Last Complete Tax Year
LCW: Limited Capability for Work
LCWRA: Limited Capability for Work Related Activity
LED: Last Effective Day
LED: Light Emitting Diode
LEG: Legislation
LEL: Lower Earnings Limit
LEM: Local Office Energy Manager
LET: Lower Earnings Threshold
LHO: Local Housing Office/Officer
LHS: Left Hand Side
LHSO: Local Health and Safety Officers
LHT: Left Hand Tag
LIF: Linking Information Form
LIH: Left Inguinal Hernia
LINO: Local Information Officer
LIO: Local Insurance Officer
LIR: Lenders Interest Rate
LM: Labour Market
LMS: Labour Market System
LMU: Local Management Unit
LO: Lapsed Order
LO: Local Office
LOA: Letter of Assurance
LOAF: Local Office Advice File
LOF: Local Office Factors
LOI: Local Officer I
LOII: Local Officer II
LOM: Local Office Management
LOMP: Local Office Microcomputer Project
LOSA: Local Office Security Administrator
LOTO: Local Office Training Officer
LOTP: Lapsed Order to Pay
LOWCOP: Local Office Whitley Code of Practice
LOX: Local Office Expert
LP: Like Payment
LPA: Local Pay Addition
LPB: Lone Parent Benefit
LPC: London Pension Centre
LPG: Like Payment Group
LPG: London Pensions Group
LPG: Local Pensioners Group
LPRO: Lone Parent Run On
LR: Liable Relatives
LRC: Learning Resource Centre
LRCC: Lower Rate Care Component
LRO: Liable Relative Officer
LRP: Limited Rate Premium
LRP: Limited Revaluation Premium
LRY: Last Recorded Year
LSD: Local Service Deliverer
LT: Left
LTAHAW: Living Together as Husband and Wife
LTAHW: Living Together as Husband and Wife
LTB: Long Term Benefits
LTBF: Likely to Become Fitted
LTC: Long Term Client
LTSR: Long Term Scale Rate
LV: Left Voluntarily
LV: Lumbar Vertebrae
LV: Left Voluntarily
LVA: Landesverscherungsanstalt
LX: Extra Late Payment
M
MA: Medical advisor
MA: Maternity Allowance
MAF: Maintenance Application Form
MAINT: Maintenance
MAM: Microcomputer Administration Manual
MANCOB: Manual Issued Combined Order Book
MAP: Maternity Allowance Period
MAP: Migration of Applications
MARS: Management of Resource Statistics
MAS: Medical Adjudication Section
Mat Ben: Maternity Benefit
MAT: Maternity Appeal Tribunal
MAU: Mobility Allowance Unit
Max EF: Maximum Earnings Factor
MB: Maternity Benefit
MBB: Multi Benefit Bulletin
MBR: Main Benefit Reply
MBRC: Medical Benefits Reimbursement Case
MBS: Medical Boarding Section
MC: Magistrates Court
MCA: Marine &Coastguard Agency
MCB: Medical Boarding Centre
MCO: Mobile Caller Office
MCP JOINT: Metacarpal Phalangeal Joint (Hand)
MCR: Management Check Report
MED BEN: Medical Benefits
Med Cert: Medical Certificate
MFA: More Frequent Attendance
MFLO: Muslim Family Law Ordinance
MFR: Minimum Funding Requirement
MI: Management Information
MID: Mortgage Interest Direct
MIG: Minimum Income Guarantee
MIN: Minute
MIRO: Mortgage Interest Run On
MIS: Management Information Statistics
MIS: Management Information System
Misc PA: Miscellaneous Put Away
MISFs: Management Indicators for the Social Fund
MISP: Management Information System Project
MIT: Modernisation & Integration Team
MMS: Murmurs
MMT: Manual Migration Team
MO: Medical Officer
MO(RES DIS): Medical Officer (Respiratory Diseases)
MOB: Mobility
Mob A: Mobility allowance
MOP: Methods of Preservation
MOP: Method Of Payment
MOS: Minister of State
MP: Maternity Payment
MP: Member of Parliament
MPA: Minimum Pension Age
MPB: Management Pay Band
MPG: Medical Policy Group (now known as CMG)
MPQ: Matching Posting Query
MQS: Miscellaneous Queries Section, Longbenton
MQS: Miscellaneous Queries Section NCO
MR: Management Return
MRMM: Media Relations and Marketing Manager
MS: Medical Services
MS: Member Spouse
MS: Member State
MSC: Manpower Services Commission
MSDOS: Micro Soft Disc Operated System
MSLM: Medical Services Liaison Manager
MSM: Medical Services Manager
MSP: Member of the Scottish Parliament
MSS: Motability Support Section
MSWG: Modern Services Working Group
MT: Marriage Trace
MT: Membrane of Tympanum
MTM: Management Team Meeting
MTP JOINT: Metatarsal Phalangeal Joint (Foot)
MU: Management Unit
MUA: Manipulation under Anaesthetic
MUG: Marriage Users Guide
MUM: Microcomputer User Manual
MVA: Monetary Value of Adjustment
MVE: Monetary Value of Error
MWE: Married Woman’s Election
MWNP: Married Womens Non Paying election
MWO: Married Womans Option
MWRRE: Married Womans Reduced Rate Election
N
N/ENT: Not Entitled
N/ENT: No Entitlement
NA: Not Applicable
NAC: Network Administration Centre
NAD: Nothing Abnormal Detected
NAR: No Action Required
NATs: New Age Travellers
NBD: Newcastle Benefits Directorate
NBFH: National Benefit Fraud Hotline
NC: No Change
NCB: National Coal Board
NCIP: Non contributory Invalidity Pension (now SDA)
NCMG: Non contributory Maternity Grant
NCO: Newcastle Central Office
NCOPF: National Council for One-Parent Families
ND FTET: New Deal Full Time Education & Training
ND: New Deal
NDG: New Deal Grant
NDLP: New Deal for Lone Parents
NDP: New Deal Partners
NDPA: New Deal Personal Advisor
NDYP: New Deal for Young Person
NE: Not Examined
NF: Not Fitted
NFA: No Fixed Abode
NFA: No Further Action
NFCA: No further Control Action
NFCO: North Fylde Central Office
NG: Not Guilty
NH: Nursing Home
NHI: National Health Insurance
NHS: National Health Service
NI: National Insurance
NIA: Northern Ireland Agency
NIC: National Insurance Contributions
NICB: National Insurance Contributions Branch
NICO: National Insurance Contributions Office (Inland Revenue) (formerly CACO)
NINO: National Insurance Number
NIO: National Insurance Office
NIRS: National Insurance Recording System
NISPI: National Insurance Services to the Pensions Industry (formerly COEG)
NJI: New Jobseekers Interview
NL: Nipple Line
NLQ: Near Letter Quality
NMBC: Non Manpower Budgetary Control
NMI: Non Matching Item
NOK: Next of Kin
NP: New Person
NPC: National Pension Centre
NPD: Newcastle Pensions Directorate
NPF: National Productivity Factor
NPFTC: National Pensions Forecasting & Teleclaims Centre
NPO: Nominated Post Office
NPS: National Personnel System
NQ: Non Qualifying
NR: Newcastle Records
NRDC: National Research Development Council
NRO: Nominated Reviewing Office
NRP: Non Resident Parent
NRS: New Registration Section
NSBC: Non Staff Budgetary Control
NSI: Network Services Implementation
NT: No Trace
NTTC: New Technology Training Centre
NTU: Network Terminating Unit
NUBS: National Unemployment Benefit System
NUCPS: National Union of Civil and Public Servants
NV, N/V: Non Verified/Not verified
NVQ: National Vocational Qualification
O
O/P: Out Patient
O/P: Overpayment
OA: Osteo Arthritis
OA: Office Administration (Code)
OA: Changes Osteoarthritic Changes
OAS: Overseas Awarding System
OAT: Operational Assurance Team
OB: Order Book
OBAP: Order Book After Pay
OBCS: Order Book Control System
OBD: Overseas Division
OBG: Overseas Benefit Group
OCAO: Office of the Chief Adjudication Officer
OCCB: Operational Change Control Board
OCCPEN: Occupational Pension
OCR band: Optical Character Reading band
OCS DCS: Official Correspondence Section
OCT DCS: Official Correspondence Team
OD: Every Day
OD: Overseas Division
OE: On Examination
OGD: Other Government Department
OHS: Occupational Health Service
OI: Office Implementation
OM: Every Morning
OM: Otis Media
OMB: Operational Management Board
ON: Every Night
ONC: Ordinary National Certificate
OND: Ordinary National Diploma
ONPS: Office National Des Pensions
OOA: Out of Area Payment
OOH: Out of Hours
OOHS: Out of Hours Service
OP: Operation
OP: Order Payable
OP: Outpatient
OP: Overpayment
OPA: Overseas Pension Agent
OPB: Occupational Pensions Board
OPB: One Parent Benefit
OPD: Out-Patient Department
OPF: Occupational Pensions File
OPN: Operation
OPRA: Occupational Pension Regulatory Authority
OPS: Operational Section
OPSSAT: Office of the President of the Social Security Tribunal
OR: Overall requirements
ORG: Overpayments Recovery Guide
OS: Operational Strategy
O/S: Outstanding
OSB: Office Services Branch
OSC (EC): Overseas Contributions (European Community)
OSC (RA): Overseas Contributions (Reciprocal Agreement)
OSD: Operations Support Directorate / Operational Services Division
OSFI: Office of the Social Fund Inspector
OSLAN: Open System Local Area Network
OSSC: Office of the Social Security Commissioners
OSSCSC: Office of the Social Security and Child Support Commissioner
OT: Overtime
OTIS: Opportunity To Income Support
OVB: Overseas Branch, Newcastle Central Office
OWR: Overdue Work Report
P
P/E: Pre-existing
PA (M): Personal Advisor Meetings
PA Mtng: Personal Advisor Meetings
PA: Person Abroad
PA: Pensionable Age
PA: Personal Adviser
PA: Put Away
PAB: Personal Acting Body
PAC: Public Accounts Committee
PACS: Programme Accounting Computer System
PACT: Projects Advice & Consultancy Team
PAG: Programme Accounting Group
PAR: Payment Action Outstanding
PAS: Payment Authorisation Service
PAS: Personal Accounts Security
PAS: Potentially Aggressive Situation
PASA: Post Award System Access
PAT: Project Assurance Team
PAT: Provider Assurance Team
PAYE: Pay as You Earn
PB & MDB: Pneumoconiosis, Byssinosis and Miscellaneous Diseases Benefit
PB: Pay Band
PBMIS: Policy, Budget and Management Information System
PBOS: Pensioner Benefits Operational Support
PC: Parliamentary Commissioner
PC: Payment Combined
PC: Personal Computer
PC: Present Complaint
PCA: Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman)
PCA: Personal Capability Assessment
PCAL: Pension Credit Application Line
PCB: Pensions Compensation Board
PCC: Periodic Case Check
PCG: Posting Clerk Group
PCK: Processor Controlled Procedures
PCP: Pensions Computer Procedures
PCS: PID Control Section
PCS: Public and Commercial Services Union
PCSPS: Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme
PCT: Project Co-ordination Team
PCU: Parliamentary Correspondence Unit
PD: Pensions Direct
PD: Prescribed Disease
PD/r: Personal Details Repository
PDA: Programme Design Authority
PDCS: Personal Details Computer System
PDD: Pensions and Disability Directorate
PDP: Personal Development Plan
PDS: Personal Development System
PE: Periodic Enquiry
PE: Period of Entitlement
PES: Public Expenditure Survey
PF: Palmar (wrist)
PF: Plantor (foot)
PFDS: Print File Distribution System
PFP: Pensions Forecasting Project
PFUG: Procedures and Forms User Group
PG: Policy Group
PGO: Paymaster General’s Office
PH: Past History
PI: Payment Instruction
PI: Performance Indicator
PI: Personal Issue
PIAT: Performance Improvement Action Team
PID: Personal Identification Device
PID: Personnel Invitation Document (DBD920)
PID: Project Initiation Document (Projects)
PID: Prolapsed Invertebral Disc
PIE: Period of Interruption of Employment
PIL: Pensions in Lieu of gratuity
PILON: Payment in Lieu of Notice
PILOR: Payment in Lieu of Remuneration
PIMMS: Performance and Integrated Monitoring for Managers System
PIP: Proximal Interphalangeal
PIPs: Particular Instance Papers
PIR: Post Implementation Review
PIW: Period of Incapacity for Work
PL: Pensions Law
PLO: Pensions Liaison Officer
PLO: Personnel Liaison Officer
PLRC: Pensions Law Review Committee
PMG: Paymaster General
PMH: Previous Medical History
PML: Paid Maternity Leave
PMP: Payment Modernisation Programme
PMSG: Performance Measurement Steering Group
PMT: Payments
PMTS: Pre-determined Motion Time Systems
PO: Payable Order
PO: Post Office
PO: Private Office
POA: Power Of Attorney
POCL: Post Office Counters Limited
POD: Pensions and Overseas Benefits Directorate
PODOP: Prevention Of Duplication Of Payments
POG: Printed Output Guide
POLS: PMP Operations & Live Support (formerly COLS)
POM: Post Opening Manual
POM: Post Operations Manual
POP: Plaster of Paris
POP: Print Operator
POUNR: Post Office Urban Re-Invention
PP: Pensions Payment
PP: Personal Pension
PP: Pin Prick Sensation
PP: Periodic Payment
PPB: Payment Procedural Bulletin
PPC: Policy and Production Centre
PPC: Pre Payment Check
PPFM: Programme Protection Fund Manager
PPG: Payments Procedures Guide
PPG: Programme Protection Group
PPI: Protection of Personal Information (Code)
PPM: Payment Procedures Manual
PPM: Periodic Payment Made
PPM: Programme Protection Management
PPO: Press & Publicity Officer
PPS: Papers
PQ: Parliamentary Question
PR: Pulse Rate
PR: Pupil Reflexes
PRA: Personal Requirements Allowance
PRAT: Portable Remote Access Terminal
PRCS: Payment Repository Computer System
PRD: Period
PRF: Pro Rata Fraction
PRFD: Principle registry family Division
PRIN: Principal
PRISM: Personal Record Information System for Management
PRO: Public Relations Officer, Public Records Officer
PROP: Protected Rights Premium
PRP: Pensioners Rights Premium
PRP: Permanent Retention Post
PRS: Payment Repository System
PSC: Parliamentary Under Secretary (Commons)
PSC: Project Steering Committee
PSCS: Pensions Strategy Computer System
PSD: Pension Service Division
PSF: Public Sector Fraud
PSL: Parliamentary Under Secretary (Lords)
PSMG: Performance Measurement Steering Group
PSOD: Pension Sharing On Divorce
PSP: Pensions Strategy Project
PSP: Public Service Pension
PSS: Packet Switch System
PSS: Payment Stable
P/T: Part Time
Pt: Patient
PT: Physiotherapy
PTO: Public Trust Office
PTP: Pensions Transformation Programme
PTW: Part Time Work
PtW: Pathways to Work
PU: Personnel Unit
PUCODIs: Payable Uprated contracted-out Deductions increments
PUGMPIs: Payable Uprated Guaranteed Minimum Pension Increments
PUN: Pick-up Notice
PUS: Private Users Scheme (Official Vehicles)
PV: Potentially Violent
PVA: Pensionsversicherungsanstalt Der Angestellten
PVC: Potentially Violent Claimant
PVI: Potentially Violent Indicator
PVP: Potentially Violent Person
PWA: Person Without Accommodation
PWR: Payable Weekly Rate
PY: Penultimate Year
PYMT: Payment
PYT: Payment
Q
QA: Quality Assurance
QACS: Quality Assurance Checking Section
QAP: Quality Assessment Package
QAS: Quality Assurance section
QC: Quality Control
QCS: Quality Control Section
QD: Qualifying Day
QDS: Four Times a Day
QEF: Qualifying Earnings Factor
QEL: Qualifying Earnings Level
QP: Qualifying Period
QP: Quarterly Payments
QSE: Quarterly Statistical Return
QSM: Quality Service Management
QST: Quality Support Team
QTY: Qualifying Tax Year
QY: Qualifying Year
R
R: Right
R&TC: Research and Test Centre
RA: Reciprocal Agreement
RA: Relevant Accident
RA: Retirement Allowance
RACT: Review Area Control Team
RAO: Regional Adjudication Officer
RAP: Required Amount Premium
RAP: Rate After Pay
RAT: Remote Access Terminals
RBD: Recovery by Deduction
RCD: Reduced Case paper Dependency
RCF: Ratio Check Failures
RCH: Residential Care Home
RD: Respiratory Disease
RD: Regional Directorate
RDM: Regional Decision Maker
RDU: Regional Data Unit
RDV: Response to Displayed Vacancies
REA: Reduced Earnings Allowance
REA(F): Reduced Earnings Allowance Frozen Rate
REA(P): Reduced Earnings Allowance Personal Rate
REC ’D: Received
RECON: Reconsideration
REF: Reference, Refer
REG ’D: Registered
REG: Regulations
REN: Renewal
REQd: Required
REQt: Request
RETD: Returned
RETN: Return/Returned
RFC: Request for Change
Rfe: Recovery From Estate
RFO: Regional Finance Office
RGD: Reduced GBU Dependency
RHS: Right Hand Side
RHT: Right Hand Tag
RIDDOR: Reporting Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
RIF: Right IIiac Fossa
RIH: Right Inguinal Hernia
RIM: Regional Implementation Manager
RINO: Regional Information Officer
RITY: Relevant Income Tax Year
RITYS: Relevant Income Tax Years
RLO: Regional Liaison Officer
RLOF: Relevant Loss of Faculty
RMA: Records Management Advisor
RMO: Regional Medical Officer
RMPS: Redundant Mineworkers (Payments) Scheme
RMS: Regional Medical Service
RMS: Resource Management System
RNG: Random Number Generator
RO: Regional Office
RO: Reporting Officer
RO: Review Officer
ROB: Renewal Order Book
ROMO: Regional Office Medical Officer
ROW: Rest of the World
RP: Redundancy Payment
RP: Retirement Pension
RPA: Responsible Paying Authority
RPAR: Retirement Pension Age Related
RPFA: Retirement Pension Forecasting and Advice
RPFT: Retirement Pension Forecasting Team
RPL: Retirement Pension Law
RPMS: Regional Personnel Microcomputer System
RPO: Restricted Post Office
RR: Rapid Reclaim
RRL: Reduced Rate Liability
RS: Respiratory System
RSF: Routine Report
RSM: Remote Systems Management
RSM: Remote Systems Manager
RSPC: Repeated Short Period Claimant
RSPS: Shipbuilding (Redundancy Payments) Scheme
RT: Right
RTA: Road Traffic Accident
RU: Resettlement Unit
RVP: Rijksdienst Voor Pensioenen
RVT: Requisition Validation Team
S
S of S: Secretary of State
S.1: Sacral 1
S102: Section 102
S148: Section 148
S21: Section 21
S2P: State Second Pension
S50A: Section 50A
SAL: Standard Acknowledgement Letter
SALO: Sickness Absence Liaison Officer
SAR: Staff Appraisal Report
SAR: Subject Access Request
SAR: System Access Record
SAT: Satisfied
SAT: Security Assurance Team
SB: Sickness Benefit
SBC: Small Business Case
SBO: Special Banking
SC: Security Co-ordinator
SC: Staff Code
SCC: Second Contribution Condition
SCCS: Security Checking &Compliance System
SCOG: Security Checking Officers Guide
SCON: Scheme Contracted-Out Number
SDA: Severe Disablement Allowance
SDB: Sutton Disability Benefits
SDBMT: Sutton Disability Benefits Management Team
SDC: Service Delivery Centre (formerly ACC – Area Computer Centre))
SDC: Secure Data Configuration
SDC: Service Development Consultancy
SDM: Sector Decision Maker
SDM: Specialist Decision Maker
SDOA: Severe Disablement Occupation Allowance
SDP: Severe Disability Premium
SDP: Severely Disabled Person
SE: Self Employment
SEB: Southern Electricity Board
SEE: Small Earnings Exception
SEL: Statutory Earnings Limit
SEMA: Medical Services (Society for Economic Mathematic Application)
SEO: Senior Executive Officer
SERPS: State Earnings Related Pensions Scheme
SF: Social Fund
SFCS: Social Fund Computer System
SFI: Social Fund Inspector
SG: Support Grades
SGB: Support Grade Band
SH: Social History
SH: Severe Hardship
SHA: Special Hardship Allowance
SHD: Strategy Help Desk
SI: Sacro-IIiac
SI: Self Instruction
SI: Special Investigator
SI: Statutory Instrument
SIBPA: Specialist Incapacity Benefit Personal Advisor
SIR: Standard Interest Rate
S/L: Sick Leave
SLA: Service Level Agreement
SLR: Straight Leg Raise
SM: Section Manager
SM: Service Manager
SMB: Strategic Management Board
SMG: Service Management Group
SMIN: Senior Management Information Needs
SMO: Senior Medical Officer
SMP: Statutory Maternity Pay
SMR: Statistical Management Returns
SOC: Standard Occupation Code
SOD: Single Outcome Decision
SofS: Secretary of State
SOLS: Solicitors
SOS: Secretary of State
SOV: Supervisor of Visiting
SP MB: Special Medical Board
SP: Special payments
SP: Single Payment
SPA: State Pension Age
SPC: State Pension Credit
SPD: Service Planning Database
SPO: Secure Print Operator
SPPs: Split Payment Payees
SPRU: Scottish Parliamentary Relations Unit
SQR: Scan Query Reports
SR: Special Rule (as in DLA cases)
SRB: Supplementary Record for Benefit
SRG: System Reference Guide
SRN: State Registered Nurse
SRU: Staff Resources Unit
SS ACT: Social Security Act 1975
SS: Social Security
SS: Suspended Sentence
SSAC: Social Security Advisory Committee
SSALE: Social Security Advice Line for Employers
SSAT: Social Security Appeal Tribunal
SSC: Social Security and Child Support Comissioners
SSC: Stationery Stock Control
SSMART: Stretching Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time-bound
SSO: Small Systems Officer
SSP: Security Specialist
SSP: Act Social Security Pensions Act
SSP: Statutory Sick Pay
SSTI: Social Security technical instructions
ST: Southern Territory
STAP: Single Terminal Access Point
STATS: Statistics
STB: Short Term benefits
STC: Southern Territory Circular
STOP: Service To The Public
STS: Strategy Terminal System
SUBS: Substitution
SUPER/S: Supersession
Supp B: Supplementary Benefit
SUSF: Full Payment Suspension
SUSP: Award Level Payment Suspension
SV: Sick Visit
SVB: Sociale Verzekeringsbank
SVCE: Service
SVOD: Serps Valuation on Divorce
SWA: Southern Water Authority
SWD: Social Work Department (Scotland)
SWO: Staff Welfare Officer
SXR: Scalp X-ray
T
T.1: Thoracic 1
T/I: Transfer In
T/O: Tear-Off
T/O: Transfer Out
T/U: Top Up
TAM: Treat as Made
TAPS: Trans-Continental Automated Payment Services
tAS: The Appeals Service
TASCC: Total Assurance System Checks Control
TAW: Temporary Allowance as the Widow of a severely disabled war pensioner
TC: Telephone Call
TC: Terminal Controller
TCA: To Come Again
TD: Territorial Director
TDLO: Training and Development Liaison Officer
TDS: Three times a day
TEC: Training Enterprise Council
TED: Training and Experience Database
TEL: Telephone
TFW: Training for Work
TGC: To Go Convalescent
THE: Trainee Handouts
TI: Temporary Identifier
TIA: Taken Into Account
TIB & FIB: Tibia & Fibia
TIP: Terminal Interphalangeal Joint
T/L: Team Leader
TL: Typed Letter
TLS: Telephone Liaison Section
TLO: Training Liaison Officer
TM: Tympanic Membrane
TMG: Team Member Guide
TMS: Terminal Management System
TMT: Territorial Management Team
T/O: Treat Official
TOG: Training Officers Guide
TOIL: Time of in Lieu
TOPS: Training Opportunities Programme
TP: Temporary Promotion
TP: Training Plan
TP: Transfer Premium
TPO: Token Post Office
TPR: Total Payable Rate
TQM: Total Quality Management
TRS: Training Records System
TS: Thoracic Spine
TS&D: Technical Support & Development
TSD: Training Services Division
TSG: Technical Support Group
TSO: The Stationery Office
TT: Temporary Token
TTC: Transfer to Clerical
TTWA: Travel to other Work Areas
TU: Trade Union
TUG: Training User Group
TUM: Telephoned Urgent Message
TUPE: Transfer of Undertakings (protection of employment)
TUS: Trade Union Side
TV: Process Transverse Process
TVP: Tyneview Park
TY: Tax Year
TYP: Typing
TYPMAN: Typing Manager
TYP: Typist
U
U/R: Uprating
U/V: Upward Variation
UB: Unemployment Benefit
UBO: Unemployment Benefit Office
UCP: Urgent Case Payment
UEL: Upper Earnings Limit
UG: Unified Grade
UG6/7: Unified Grade 6/7
UK: United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
UNSUPP: Unemployability Supplement
UMB: Unit Managers Board (formerly the Ops Board)
UMT: Unit Management Team
UPML: Unpaid Maternity Leave
US: Unemployability Supplement
USG: User Support Group
USL: Unita Sanitoria Locale
UTP: Unshielded Twisted Pair (cabling)
V
V: Verified
VA: Visual Acuity
VA: Veterans Agency
VAT2K: Validation and Test checks
VDH: Valvular Disease of the Heart
VDPU: Vaccine Damage Payment Unit
VDT: Visual Display Terminal
VDU: Visual Display Unit
VED: Vehicle Excise Duty
VERS: Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme (for mineworkers)
VFM: Value for Money
VL: Village List
VM: Unit Verification of Marriage Unit
VMU: Validity of Marriage Unit
VO: Visiting Officer
Vol: Voluntary
Vol: Volume
VP: Voluntary Payment
VRA: Virtual Router Account
VU: Voluntary Unemployment
VUTW: Virtually Unable To Walk
VV: Varicose Veins
VWF: Vibration White Finger
W
W/L: Working Life
W/L: Wages in Lieu
WA: Widow’s Allowance
WAA: Working Age Agency
WACG: Working Age & Children Group
WAR: Work Availability Report
WARU: Welsh Assembly Relations Unit
WASMP: Working Age Services Modernisation Project
WB: Widow’s Benefit
WBLA: Work Based Learning for Adults
WBS: Weekly Benefit Saving
WC: Week Commencing
WCA: Workmens Compensation (supplementation) Scheme
WDs: Waiting Days
W/EX: Written Explanation
WEF: With Effect From
WFHRA: Work Focussed Health Related Assessment
WFI: Work Focussed Interview
WFP: Winter Fuel Payment
WFPS: Winter Fuel Payment System
WFTC: Working Families Tax Credit
WINZ: Work And Income New Zealand
WMA (P): Widowed Mothers Allowance (Personal)
WMA: Widowed Mother’s Allowance
WMAP: Widows Mothers Allowance (Personal)
WOR: Work Overdue Report
WP (AR): Widow’s Pension (Age Related)
WP: Widow’s Pension
WP: Word Processor
WPA (P): Widowed Parents Allowance (Personal)
WPA: Widowed Parents Allowance
WPMS: War Pensions Mobility Supplement
WPO: War Pensions Office
WPS: Widow’/Widowers’s Pension Scheme
WPT: Widow’s Payment
WRAC: Work Related Activity Component
WRO: Welfare Rights Officer
WRS: Widows Running Start
WS: Welfare Service
WSOR: Written Statement of Reasons
WTC: Working Tax Credit
WWP: War Widows Pension
X
XSF: Sensitive Report
Y
YP: Young Person
YPBA: Young Persons Bridging Allowance
YR: Year
YSS: Youth Support Scheme
YT: Youth Training
YTD: Year To Date
YTS: Youth Training Scheme