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child care disregard in after school club HB reg 28 (8) states that you can only get a child care disregard for after school club payments in respect of a child aged 8-15 (16 if disabled). Wha | glenys | 18-Mar-08 04:03 PM | 0 | 271 |
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Possible further challenge to HB overpayment.? I have a client who was assisted by a previous agency in September 2005, and HB was notified at that time that the claimant and her husband had been | Kate | 17-Mar-08 04:35 PM by ariadne2 | 1 | 490 |
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08/09 health benefit rates Hope someone can help?
Health Benefits max help when on Tax Credits in a number of ways all with income less than ? for 08/09. It seems it was £15,0 | Heather | 14-Mar-08 01:30 PM | 0 | 500 |
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child maintenance disregards The pre budget report outlined changes to child maintenance disregards in HB/CTB and IS. It suggested for IS a change from £10 to £20 and for HB/CTB f | Heather | 14-Mar-08 01:19 PM by Heather | 2 | 401 |
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Income or capital by instalments? Client, over 60, sold her property (on a commercial basis - not to a relative) and remains living there, with a life-long rent free lease. The purcha | sarc | 13-Mar-08 03:52 PM by claire hodgson | 2 | 413 |
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EEA disability benefits and the severe disability premium A colleague asked me if I thought someone with an EEA disability benefit could qualify for the sdp. I didn't think to ask what benefit or where from | ASH | 13-Mar-08 09:17 AM | 0 | 317 |
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Housing Benefit & Non status
I have a client who has lived in this country since he was seven years old, when his mother moved to Uk when she married a Uk national, she was orig | mark p | 12-Mar-08 03:29 PM by mark p | 3 | 503 |
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So another part of my complaint... {{sigh}} The HB dept agreed that o/p was their error and agreed to repay the tnt.. They wrote to us - the landlord and I have it in B&W that they would refund | plumduff | 12-Mar-08 02:00 PM by chrissmith | 7 | 513 |
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HB & bank accounts... I have an appeal/complaint going through which I need some advice about..
Cli had bank account which was closed in 2005, HB wrote to the bank askin | plumduff | 12-Mar-08 11:18 AM by AndyRichards | 19 | 797 |
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Friday afternoon amusement..... Just seen a very confused client who is struggling to come to terms with a decision that she has been overpaid HB to the tune of £460 and that this is | past caring 1 | 11-Mar-08 08:00 PM by Derek | 8 | 1020 |
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Backdated Pay Award How should HB treat a backdated pay award of around £1000 that is paid to a client as a "one-off" in their normal monthly pay?
Can they do an any t | pclc | 07-Mar-08 12:40 PM | 0 | 325 |
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HB and responsibility for child and grandchild I have been dealing with a client who is in receipt of Incapacity Benefit and therefore only partial Housing Benefit. He has a 17 year old daughter w | Marion 2 | 07-Mar-08 08:18 AM by Marion 2 | 3 | 404 |
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Capital loaned out The client had taken a loan out on his home which he then, after a delay, used to set up a company. He established a limited company, owned entirely b | Damian | 06-Mar-08 09:22 AM by Gareth Morgan | 16 | 653 |
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couple one with right to reside and other hasn't Turkish couple with 6mth old baby. Father has British passport and wife was smuggled into the country no right to reside
father has claimed CB and in | LA | 05-Mar-08 10:15 AM by Martin_Williams | 5 | 571 |
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appealing cohabiting decision ... hello everybody :)
don't know about you good citizens but i've had a lot of cohabiting decisions made against cl. recently, and some of them have bee | Sayo | 04-Mar-08 08:51 AM by Sayo | 10 | 1627 |
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LHA and Tenant clauses We are looking at LHA being paid direct to landlords from the tenant's bank account and wondered whether a landlord include a clause in the tenancy ag | wrteam | 03-Mar-08 04:56 PM by toxteth | 2 | 417 |
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Childcare disregard and ICB Have a really unfair situation and would like some help.
Lone parent, twins aged 31/2, Gets childcare costs 270 quid with tax creds. Has a recurring | Semitone | 03-Mar-08 02:19 PM | 0 | 308 |
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Recovery of overpayment post bankrutcy Edited to correct link
Hi all,
Has anybody seen any official DWP guidance post the DWP v Balding Court of Appeal case where the DWP had | Coach | 03-Mar-08 10:25 AM by Coach | 2 | 390 |
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Adult Learning Grant Can anyone help please. Is this taken into account in HB calculations? | MargaretGarner | 28-Feb-08 10:24 AM by ciaran | 2 | 326 |
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'Board and Attendance' Cases I am looking for information as to how The Rent Service (TRS) determine what is and what is not a 'board and attendance' case. Can anyone help? I wi | franrobinson | 28-Feb-08 08:51 AM by franrobinson | 3 | 385 |
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Temporary absence and prison/care homes When someone's benefit comes to an end because they are likely to spend more than 13 weeks as a sentenced prisoner, can you add the rules that require | chrissmith | 27-Feb-08 09:25 AM by stainsby | 10 | 820 |
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R2R A Norwegian national with family came into this country in January 2008, claimed JSA immediately hasn't recievd a decision. He has now applied for HB | wrteam | 26-Feb-08 11:57 AM | 0 | 288 |
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HB Overpayments Manual - from HBHelp ADVERTISEMEN T
HB Overpayments Manual - a practical guide for social landlords who are asked to repay housing benefit overpa | shawn | 25-Feb-08 09:34 AM | 0 | 1022 |
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Joint tenancy - liability Client has joint tenancy with partner. They split up & he leaves the property & ceases contributing to the rent. Client claims Housing Benefit. Is | Derek | 22-Feb-08 03:05 PM by plumduff | 10 | 548 |
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Hospital Discharge Has anyone had problems establishing eligibility under the occupation criteria for claimants who are having a phased discharge from hospital? This no | sheltersco | 22-Feb-08 01:52 PM by andyp4 | 2 | 324 |
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LHA rate increase Has anyone in an LHA area tried withdrawing a HB claim briefly in order to take advantage of an increase in the rates without having to wait for the o | Damian | 22-Feb-08 10:32 AM by stainsby | 6 | 599 |
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LHA areas Has anyone looked in detail at the difference between the broad market areas and the localities used for reference rents in their area?
There has b | chrissmith | 22-Feb-08 09:18 AM by Liz Wilson | 5 | 661 |
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fraud investigations Does anyone know why fraud departments (DWP and LA's) often just do nothing when they decide not to pursue a case? Its a frustrating source of anxiety | Tony Bowman | 20-Feb-08 04:48 PM by jj | 7 | 730 |
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Decision Needed Hi,
I am trying to locate a copy of
R v Tower Hamlets London Borough Council Housing Benefit Review Board ex Parte Kapur (2000)
Anyone who h | roecab3 | 19-Feb-08 09:15 AM by roecab3 | 3 | 433 |
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Housing Allowance-different rate for static caravan This query is for anyone in a Local Housing Allowance area.
Claimant in two bedroom static caravan with tenancy agreement and Council Tax liability i | Carole L | 18-Feb-08 07:11 PM by Carole L | 4 | 735 |