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Compensation paymenst and CTB
A client has jus t been awarded £18,500 compensation for an accident at work.. It is in an ISA at the moment. He did not take his employer to court t | GillcTaylor | 11-Oct-07 08:23 AM
by suelees | 1 | 433 |
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HB- 13-week absence
Can anyone clarify the HB rules on temporary absence for me?
The client left the UK on 29/05/07 and returned on 28/08/07. Both of these dates are a | bensansum | 10-Oct-07 01:33 PM
by bensansum | 2 | 457 |
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HB and shared care
any one aware of any HB commissioners decisions following the 'Hoceknjos' and 'Stec' case's concerning shared care?
my client is a single man with | JimC | 09-Oct-07 12:55 PM
by Kevin D | 10 | 1074 |
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Benefit fraud news item
IRO of today's news item regarding the benefit fraud case initiated by Kerrier district council, who prosecuted a claimant in the Crown court for four | Tony Bowman | 05-Oct-07 09:00 PM
by Kevin D | 11 | 1319 |
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HB backdating
A really messy case - any ideas gratefully recieved.
Two brothers with learning difficulties move into a HA property. Only one on tenancy agreemen | jaykay | 05-Oct-07 10:10 AM
by jaykay | 10 | 870 |
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HB for students between courses
Dear Friends:
I have a client who is a full time student at university. At the end of the last academic year he abandonned BA Photography and trans | mircam | 03-Oct-07 03:57 PM
by Hallam | 1 | 408 |
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HB/CTB and living together
In June our client won an appeal against a decision by the local authority that a female friend was a non-dependant in his household, and hence that h | Ruth_T | 03-Oct-07 11:18 AM
by Ruth_T | 13 | 1146 |
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HB for support charges????!!!!
Hi. I have been trying to advise a colleague on arguing against proposed reductions in HB for charges for a caretaker/cleaner service. The is currentl | glenys | 01-Oct-07 02:24 PM
by glenys | 2 | 457 |
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Housing benefit overpayment
Happy Monday!
Am looking for a bit of advice please regarding the recovery of Housing Benefit overpayments. We have just received notification from | johnrob | 01-Oct-07 02:03 PM
by Kevin D | 2 | 749 |
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Need Housing Benefit Reg
Hi everyone
I'm having a brain meltdown (after a heavy weekend)
Can anyone please point me in the right direction for the reg concerning the cla | Sarah @ Melin | 01-Oct-07 12:19 PM
by Sarah @ Melin | 3 | 503 |
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HB on two homes
Hi all,
I wonder if anybody can point me in the right direction. I have a client who was held in hospital under s2 Mental Health Act. During the s | Coach | 01-Oct-07 09:02 AM
by Coach | 6 | 599 |
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what is maintenance?
My client's former partner pays £50 a month towards rent.
The council has treated this as a payment of maintenance (presumably under reg 40 (calcul | Tony Bowman | 28-Sep-07 09:07 PM
by ariadne2 | 5 | 756 |
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Unusual overpayment, false info on earnings declaration
My Client has an overpayment of Housing and Council Tax Benefit which he says was caused because his ex-employer gave the wrong information about his | DJ Evans | 27-Sep-07 03:16 PM
by DJ Evans | 5 | 793 |
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HB overpayment
Hi folks.
I have a client who has a HB overpayment of c. £7,000 from 17/3/04 - 31/07/07.
This has arisen because he did not tell HB that he was re | caringram | 26-Sep-07 04:55 PM
by caringram | 2 | 558 |
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HB/CTB CLAIMS
Can someone point me in the direction of the equivalent JCP Claims & payments Regs for HB/CTB - or even an extract - I'm seeking confirmation that | mike shermer | 26-Sep-07 08:44 AM
by mike shermer | 5 | 513 |
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Earnings Paid a Month in Hand
Hi,
Hope someone can help me on this one. I have a client who was working 40 hours per week. As from 01.07.07 her hours were cut to 20 so she put a | AdeJ | 26-Sep-07 08:32 AM
by AdeJ | 6 | 586 |
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Revision of Housing Benefit
My client has been on housing benefit since 1999. Between 10/07/2000 and 17/09/2000 her Housing benefit stopped. I tried to challenge this but the L | retrochav | 25-Sep-07 02:23 PM
by Kevin D | 4 | 927 |
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Housing Benefit overpayment recovery
Client was overpaid HB and CTB when her Incapacity Benefit went up from lower short term to higher short term rate. The benefit office were told mont | ib | 25-Sep-07 11:13 AM
by jj | 11 | 1496 |
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housing benefit and official error
Hi Hope you can help with this one
1) Male aged 18 was claiming IS and HB on grounds of estrangement and FTE.
2) Decided to come off benefits and | cgale | 25-Sep-07 10:59 AM
by Tony Bowman | 3 | 650 |
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Payment from landlord for moving out of flat
Can anyone help with this - Landlord wants to move tenants to another property so that the flats can be re- developed. They are looking at paying the | deades | 24-Sep-07 12:25 PM | 0 | 378 |
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LHA
We provide supported housing fopr people with a mental health problem / learning disability (i.e. are all "vulnerable") but we are not a RSL (register | mary partridge | 24-Sep-07 08:57 AM
by shawn | 5 | 633 |
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Deferred pension
I have a client who has reached age 65 and has opted to defer his RP. He is claiming HB, and also was previously on Guarantee Pension Credit. Although | matherj | 20-Sep-07 08:09 PM
by ariadne2 | 1 | 542 |
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HB overpayments
Just checking that I'm interpreting the regs right:
Where a LA says that there has been an overpayment which it intends to recover -
that the l | jaykay | 20-Sep-07 01:30 PM
by jaykay | 2 | 484 |
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Re-assessment of HB and CTB
My client is a single parent in receipt of DLA high mob. She was working and getting WTC. She became ill and had to give up work - continued to get | Jackie | 20-Sep-07 09:25 AM
by nevip | 3 | 676 |
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rent restrictions
Hi. Client and partner live in private rented accomodation, 3 bedrooms, living room etc. They claimed HB and rent was referred to Rent Office who sa | miremenges | 19-Sep-07 04:19 PM
by ariadne2 | 6 | 757 |
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HB/CTB maximum backdate ?
Can anyone advise me if there is any situation when HB/CTB backdates can go beyond the 52 weeks or is that the the maximum regardless of circumstances | flair | 19-Sep-07 09:43 AM
by retrochav | 3 | 581 |
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HB in pay but new claim for CTB??
My client's income was such that he's had an award of HB but no CTB. He's just turned 25 so his personal allowance has increased. Is it right that he | suelees | 19-Sep-07 06:56 AM
by mike shermer | 7 | 451 |
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Proof of identity
Hello - its Friday again so brain not functioning
I've got a client who was previously getting HB and CTB. He had to move from property and into h | jaykay | 14-Sep-07 02:28 PM
by ramsfan | 5 | 526 |
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Council Tax in Scotland
One of my colleagues has been informed that people living in Scotland, who have Council Tax liability, are obliged to pay £7.20/week even if they are | Bill_M | 13-Sep-07 11:40 AM
by Bill_M | 2 | 385 |
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CTB - large family in two properties
Our LA have told us there is no provision in CTB equivalent to HB Reg 7(6)(c) which allows for HB on both properties where a large family is accommoda | fkaGerry2 | 12-Sep-07 12:32 PM
by fkaGerry2 | 17 | 980 |
Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit
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