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Recovery from dead people but not estate?
Client came in with letter from DWP demanding repayment of £1500 overpaid for retirement pension and DLA paid following the death of her husband. C
Andrew_Fisher16-Dec-04 11:54 AM
by Andrew_Fisher
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Self help information for claimants challenging decisions
Dear All I am working on a project for the DCA trying to improve advice and information is available to help benefits claimants who wish to challen
Eleanor Fisken10-Dec-04 06:05 PM
by HBSpecialists
3655
Appeals Service data
Does anybody know if the Appeals Service publish statistical data about things like the number of appeals heard, successful/unsuccess ful etc for parti
Danny Murphy10-Dec-04 06:01 PM
by HBSpecialists
4603
copies of case law needed
got some appeal cases coming up and I need copies of the following case law if anyone has them, or knows where they might be. R(M)1/81 Commissione
pollyt10-Dec-04 10:29 AM
by shawn
3503
notional capital
We are looking for caselaw on the requirements of a chair of a tribunal to make a determination on notional and diminishing capital. In the relevan
Mike-rob09-Dec-04 12:40 PM
by Robbo
2566
CIS/2806/2000
Does anyone have a copy of this decision
Mike-rob09-Dec-04 08:07 AM0366
Official Error revisions.... outcomes following grounds?
Hi all. Bit of a weird one this. 1. If a claimant appeals against a decision revising for official error (and giving them an increase in benefit)
Martin_Williams08-Dec-04 03:31 PM
by stainsby
13816
Overpayments - payment of...
Does anyone have any experience/knowledge of making offer of settlement to the DWP in respect of overpayments? I am assisting a client who was rece
Rachel Ellison08-Dec-04 11:56 AM
by hsteve
3716
Is this a rare and beautiful C-D?
stainsby asks a good question (on the HB forum) about who decides what decisions get on the commissioners' website. i have in my possession, than
jj08-Dec-04 11:29 AM
by ken
181718
Speaking with a particular Decision Maker
Ought this to be possible? Just called the DBU to try and was told most definitely not, but could have sworn I'd been told that it was.
suewelsh07-Dec-04 09:59 AM
by suewelsh
4694
PCA appeal tribunals at home?
My client is immobile and would like the appeal against her PCA decision that she is capable of work, to be held at her home. Are they likely to en
Dan06-Dec-04 11:34 AM
by HBSpecialists
2505
renewal claims dla
This is driving me mad! Where are the regulations relating to renewal claims of DLA & AA? I've been looking through Bonner and can't find it. Someon
carol obeirne26-Nov-04 03:38 PM
by mike shermer
5532
Interviews under caution
I'm working on a LTAHAW appeal and have got the transcript of the interview. I consider the interviewer purposely misdirected my client about about
suelees26-Nov-04 01:43 PM
by suelees
71158
DWP mistakes in submissions
I have a client who went into residential care (LA funded) whilst receiving high care and low mob. The care home manager notified DWP of this move aft
Bill_M26-Nov-04 11:29 AM0412
Fraud Investigation and DLA Appeals
I have 2 separate cases in which a client has been investigated for fraud following allegations from members of the public. In each case there were no
Phil Soden23-Nov-04 03:34 PM
by Lorraine
71237
comm appeal tomorrow WFTC capital - benificial interest
any one out there know of any comm or CA decisions- can't see any in Mesher?? Ta
ahmad butt17-Nov-04 07:01 PM0395
Invite to Commissioners user group meeting
The Social Security And Child Support Commissioners are holding a user group meeting in London on Tuesday 23 November 2004 at 2.00 p.m. The meeting
shawn17-Nov-04 01:09 PM
by jj
7762
OSSC1 form exists but how do you apply for leave?
Since the OSSCSC moved the OSSC1 form has changed and no longer has any reference to applications for leave to appeal to a chairman: it's all applica
Andrew_Fisher15-Nov-04 12:17 PM
by Andrew_Fisher
2549
Effective date of supersession on overpayment
Can anyone please help with this enquiry as the legislation appears unclear to me: A client lodges a late appeal against the recovery of an overpay
Kurt09-Nov-04 09:56 AM
by jj
3508
What should be in the Record of Proceedings?
Please could someone give advice on the following: We attended a Disability Appeal Tribunal with a client. We had obtained further evidence late i
Masoud08-Nov-04 02:24 PM
by mike shermer
3613
Widowers Benefits
Hi all, I know that in both my experience and all the benefit information I've been able to consult it states quite clearly that any claims for ber
Toryglen04-Nov-04 11:21 AM0518
Absence of written reasons
I applied for a statement of reasons two days after an appeal tribunal in April of this year. Despite telephone and written requests, we still have no
Claire04-Nov-04 08:31 AM
by Claire
4595
Enforcing Tribunal decision
A HB renewal was not completed leading to a Tribunal re late renewal. Claimant found to have continuous good cause (has learning disability plus probl
mary partridge03-Nov-04 03:22 PM
by stainsby
1504
DLA - off setting against DLA already paid
Client was getting HRMC & LRCC. tribunal awarded MRCC but reduced mobility to LRMC, both to take effect from the date of the decision under appeal.
carol obeirne29-Oct-04 11:22 AM0391
Recovery of overpayments pending Commissioner's appeal
Our local office is recovering an overpayment. They had suspended recovery pending the appeal but restarted on receipt of the statement of reasons.
Andrew_Fisher22-Oct-04 08:30 AM
by Andrew_Fisher
8855
expedited appeal
I have an IS appeal which I want to be expedited. It is with the IS appeals section now. They say they process everything in date order, no except
Emmab20-Oct-04 09:49 AM
by Margaret
161128
Indian/ Sikh family finance arrangements
This possibly sounds bizarre but I need to appeal against an undisclosed savings based I/S refusal decision. Does anyone have any specific expertise/
southwestlaw118-Oct-04 07:54 AM
by keith venables
1603
Accept no substitute
Just received a decision of Commissioner May CSIS/635/03 (reminder: Scottish decisions are no less binding than English decisions). Mr May decides tha
Steven13-Oct-04 02:51 PM
by ken
71226
Tribunal of Commissioners decision in CIB 4751 2002
Tribunal of commissioners case on supersessions, revisions and tribunal powers in respect of them on appeal (CIB/4751/2002) now available from the OSS
shawn08-Oct-04 01:47 PM
by Steven
293182
Delay in Tribunal.... pre HRA 1998
Have a case where the appeal is before the coming into force of the SSA 1998 (it seems to have sat around at TAS for 5 years!). It is an appeal aga
Martin_Williams06-Oct-04 04:18 PM
by andyplatts
5742