Guidance

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