Department of Social Security, the
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishDepartment of Social Security, thethe Department of Social SecurityDeˌpartment of ˌSocial Seˈcurity, the (abbrev. DSS) a former British government department. In 2001, it was divided into two new departments, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Education and Skills.From Longman Business DictionaryDepartment of Social SecurityDeˌpartment of ˌSocial Seˈcurity abbreviation DSS nounORGANIZATIONS the former name for the department for work and pensions