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Late HB overpayment appeal - opinions?
Hi all,
I'm considering submitting a late appeal of an overpayment on the grounds that the claimant, who didn't respond to a suspension notice and | Tony Bowman | 21-Nov-07 02:56 PM
by nevip | 9 | 438 |
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Going into care on a trial period
Hi this might be an obvious one. I have someone who is moving into a nursing home on a trial basis for 4 weeks, does she have to notify the HB office | anadeem | 21-Nov-07 11:14 AM
by Tony Bowman | 1 | 385 |
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HB overpayment appeal
I'm not experienced in appeals, but am trying to help a colleague. Client (already on HB) notified LA of income increase & received revised notificat | Derek | 21-Nov-07 08:49 AM
by Derek | 12 | 851 |
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Summons for Council Tax
Hello All,
Is anyone aware of any guidance to LA's regarding being summonsed for arrears of council tax when these are linked to an outstanding app | pclc | 20-Nov-07 01:02 PM
by pclc | 3 | 509 |
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Student
Hope someone can help as students are not my strongest subject.
Have a tenant who is a student her certificate for Council Tax states that she does 2 | MargaretGarner | 20-Nov-07 11:54 AM
by stalbansbens | 4 | 446 |
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how far in advance can a HB claim be made for new tenants?
i work for a housing association. generally if our lettings team notify an applicant that they will be offered a property, they get them to submit a H | johnny | 17-Nov-07 05:53 AM
by Kevin D | 4 | 480 |
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Good cause for backdating
I have a client who has several appeals ongoing.
He appealed against a HB decision, the council took 1 1/2 years to get the case to tribunal.
Ab | jaykay | 16-Nov-07 08:23 PM
by ariadne2 | 1 | 468 |
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Deduction for hot water in communal bathroom
Housing benefit are refusing to pay the communal hot water charge of £3 per week. This is the tenant's share of the hot water from the communal bathro | Nicola Wallace | 15-Nov-07 09:17 AM
by nevip | 9 | 683 |
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Lone Parent Run On
Still working with my client on her complaint, perhaps someone can help on this bit. One of the errors made by the LA involves the Lone Parent run-on | Lynne1969 | 13-Nov-07 04:27 PM
by Lynne1969 | 2 | 372 |
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Benefit fraud and penalty payment - 6 mth delay
I spoke to a client today over the telephone who outlined their situation.
Clie nt and husband claiming CTB, both over 65.
Client was prompted to | SG | 11-Nov-07 05:47 PM
by SG | 13 | 909 |
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Child Care
Seen two in the last week causing huge overpayments?
Par ent (single) on WTC with high child care charges included in award.
They stop working u | billmcc | 09-Nov-07 12:59 PM
by SandraC | 3 | 397 |
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Maladministration
I have a client whose HB/CTB claim has been riddled with official errors over the past 7 years (ever since tenancy began.) She's put in an impressive | Lynne1969 | 09-Nov-07 09:35 AM
by Lynne1969 | 2 | 728 |
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EU family member of a child
client has been given status as the family member of a 12 year old child who is Spanish but born and brought up in the UK. Child is supposed to be com | dcarlin | 09-Nov-07 07:33 AM
by keith venables | 5 | 404 |
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Overpayment of HB/CTB due to savings over £16k
I have been referred a case where the client has been issued with a massive overpayment of HB/CTB due to not declaring savings over £16k. No fraud ac | Sam Warburton | 06-Nov-07 08:04 PM
by ariadne2 | 2 | 564 |
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Cancellation of benefits
I have a 52 (approximate age) gentleman who is living at one of our properties. He had his benefits (unsure what he was getting) cancelled probably du | Jo Bobbett | 06-Nov-07 02:26 PM
by Tony Bowman | 2 | 502 |
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Temporary absence from home due to essential repairs
Hi
I wonder if anyone can give some help on this query please.
We have a client who owns his home and receives Income Support housing costs. His | RENAW | 06-Nov-07 01:14 PM
by Kevin D | 1 | 372 |
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HB cancelled due to vacation, but tenant didn't move...
Good afternoon everyone, I wondered if anyone could possibly give me advice with a somewhat sticky situation? To make matters worse, the case was only | Jill Fernandez | 05-Nov-07 05:47 PM
by Steve Johnson | 5 | 505 |
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HB and IB - permitted work?
I had an enquiry today from a lady claiming Incapacity Benefit and Housing Benefit. She is starting self-employed work and says that the DWP told her | Anselmo | 02-Nov-07 09:16 AM
by chrisduran | 3 | 459 |
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good cause for backdating?
My client was claiming income support for many years, and started full time work in the summer. The jobcentre plus lone parrent adviser assurred her t | retrochav | 01-Nov-07 09:50 AM
by retrochav | 3 | 585 |
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Non Metropolitan County Council
I work for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council which is a Unitary Authority.
My feeling is that as a Unitary Authority inherited the functions | elaine hogan | 30-Oct-07 07:12 PM
by ariadne2 | 10 | 768 |
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council tax overpayment
I have a client who has been overpaid Council Tax Benefit for the period May 2006 - March 2008.
The overpayment has been caused by LA official err | glenys | 26-Oct-07 04:03 PM
by jj | 13 | 1170 |
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Non dependant deduction
I have a client who is being debited a NDD on the basis that her son receives his post there. ( He signs on for JSA)He has not lived there for a long | Kate | 25-Oct-07 02:41 PM
by SandraC | 5 | 724 |
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Treatment of Holiday Pay on ending employment for HB/CTB
Hello there
I wondered if someone could clarify this for me; I had believed that holiday pay received after leaving work and pay in lieu of notice | seand | 23-Oct-07 11:09 AM
by seand | 2 | 388 |
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Decisions and Appeal regs
Can anyone point me in the direction of the amended Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2001 SI no 1002.
I | jaykay | 19-Oct-07 09:12 AM
by shawn | 4 | 618 |
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Temporary absence and HB
Hi, I was wondering if any one can help!
I have a client that went into hospital on 1/07/07 after an assault. He started receiving SSP and became | laurent | 18-Oct-07 10:56 AM
by AndyRichards | 1 | 427 |
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HB overpyment from the landlord
I’m a Welfare Rights Officer working for a Housing Association. I’ve been asked to look into our LA’s practice on recovering Housing Benefit overpayme | flair | 18-Oct-07 10:01 AM
by Anselmo | 3 | 525 |
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hb and capital
Would be greatful if anyone else has come accross what appears to be be prob between reg 44 of the HB (Gen) Regs 1987 and reg 27 of the HB (Persons at | carljackson | 18-Oct-07 09:51 AM
by nevip | 3 | 425 |
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housing benefit and national insurance numbers
The brief question is, if a person claims housing benefit and his/her spouse does not have a national insurance number, is the housing benefit departm | toxteth | 15-Oct-07 11:43 AM
by toxteth | 2 | 907 |
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SIZE REQUIREMENT/FOSTER CHILDREN
Anybody know if foster children are included in the size requirement for rent officer determinations?
Cheers, Brian | BrianSmith | 15-Oct-07 09:27 AM
by HBSpecialists | 26 | 1407 |
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Self employed earnings
Housing benefit are saying that they can't reassess for April 06 to April 07, even though self employed income went down very considerably for that pe | Nicola Wallace | 11-Oct-07 09:07 AM
by Nicola Wallace | 2 | 514 |
Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit
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