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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/1/8/56
TitleLocal Appeal Tribunal case file for Richard Hopkinson, aged 57, Stripper at Westthorpe
Date1959
DescriptionDate of birth:
Marital status: Not given
Address: 48 Rectory Road, Killamarsh
Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance
Type of injury: Injury - leg
Further information: Following the accident in August 1950, Hopkinson had received Disablement benefit plus Special Hardship Allowance until May 1959, when 'following a review of notional pre-accident earnings and post accident earnings' it was disallowed. Then working as a haulage driver and gaining financially through overtime, Hopkinson requested a review of his disablement assessment but this had been refused.
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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