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Income Support and JSA offsetting
We have a client who has claimed IS from 1994, and stopped being entitled in Sept 1997 when she gained her refugee status (as she could now be availab | VictoriaJ | 28-Sep-04 02:36 PM
by suelees | 6 | 699 |
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income support or CTC?
Client a lone parent with two children. She is claiming income support for herself and the elder child. The younger child is in care but will be retu | carol obeirne | 24-Sep-04 03:55 PM
by gerdarhondda | 1 | 447 |
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right to reside
while discussing my first r2r hearings, due up next month, the man upstairs came up with an interesting argument, which he would have me believe dates | Dan_manville | 24-Sep-04 11:18 AM
by Dan_manville | 2 | 732 |
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Reviewing IS refusal
I'm curious to know if the procedure imposed in this area is correct or not.
When a client with IB (and no IS entitlement) makes a claim to DLA tha | Shona | 24-Sep-04 08:09 AM
by Shona | 2 | 455 |
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Classed as been sick when applying for JSA
Client came to me yesterday looking rep for her JSA appeal. The client feels that she was wrongly refused JSA. After reading through the clients paper | mairead | 22-Sep-04 01:12 PM
by mairead | 3 | 611 |
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Foster carers/IS/WTC
Like most LAs we have two basic types of foster carers - those who only receive the boarding out allowance and those who receive this plus a fee or re | brian smith | 20-Sep-04 01:55 PM
by gerdarhondda | 2 | 592 |
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Income support and Mortgages
My client is in receipt of Income support, she is unable to pay her mortgage and her husband is refusing. I understand that the income support will pa | nicholaa | 20-Sep-04 01:39 PM
by ken | 3 | 697 |
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right to reside
At a meeting of a local advisers network group we discussed a number of options to enable people with carer responsibilities( mainly mothers of young | David | 17-Sep-04 03:38 PM
by shawn | 3 | 587 |
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Income Based Job Seekers 17 and19
Hi i have a young couple, aged 19 and 17. Girl (aged 19) has had a baby recently and is on I/s of £55.65 per week plus cb and a claim in for ctc. He | vicbrigham | 17-Sep-04 02:42 PM | 0 | 420 |
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Finishing work, WTC & SSP in payment, and claiming IS
Can anyone offer any help with this case. Couple, 5 kids - all at school. Mr not working, Mrs has been working 16 hrs a week but had a nervous breakdo | JService | 17-Sep-04 12:05 PM
by vn | 1 | 469 |
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INTERVIEWS UNDER CAUTION
What rights has the claimant to a copy of the tape recording of an interview? | mike shermer | 17-Sep-04 08:16 AM
by nevip | 4 | 980 |
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Disabled student
I've been asked for advice about a disabled student who's about to start a 3-year university course away from home. He's 27, too old for IB(Y), and | jimpepin | 16-Sep-04 10:13 AM
by ken | 12 | 812 |
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Income Support pending PCA appeal determination
OK, I know I read it somewhere, but don't know what or where, and an hour or more of searching is getting me nothing but more stress and a huge heada | Lesley King | 13-Sep-04 02:32 PM
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desperately seeking statutory intrument
where is SI 1703? I know I have seen it here but cannot "smoke it out". Can anyone help? | carol obeirne | 10-Sep-04 01:56 PM
by carol obeirne | 4 | 447 |
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Maintenance/IS/CTC
Anyone know the answer to this question?
Single parent negotiating maintenance with now estranged father of her children. Aware that any paid will | paddyhill | 09-Sep-04 01:03 PM
by VictoriaJ | 1 | 497 |
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right to reside refusal
i have just received my first refusal of IS under the new HRT. client is a swedish national, single parent. she is separated from husband, who is in s | davidp | 09-Sep-04 10:09 AM | 0 | 532 |
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Capital deprivation
Scenario: disabled young woman gets £130,000 inheritance. Doesn't tell IS/HB straight away but someone does this for her. Visit from IS VO, who tells | jimpepin | 09-Sep-04 07:56 AM
by carol obeirne | 5 | 971 |
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co-habiting
I have a client whose new IS claim has been refused on the grounds that he is co-habiting. His alleged partner is also claiming IS (and being paid, a | Emmab | 08-Sep-04 12:25 PM
by jimpepin | 5 | 856 |
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Vouchers for glasses
Can somebody please advise if it possible in exceptional circumstances for an income support claimant to have more than one voucher per year in respec | jpewsey | 03-Sep-04 03:10 PM
by jpewsey | 2 | 451 |
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Capital disregard
Hi all, got a tenant currently living in temporary accommodation following a breakdown of her marriage. She has been granted a decree absolute and als | Moufassa | 03-Sep-04 10:05 AM
by Moufassa | 2 | 522 |
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Drug treatment and Testing Orders and JSA .
A couple of questions here, has anyone come across this before or does anyone have any answers?
The Courts are placing many people onto drug treatmen | rhessell | 02-Sep-04 02:04 PM
by rhessell | 8 | 603 |
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IS and capital
Hi all,
Can anyone let me know if there are specific provisions for dealing with a payment of life assurance (way in excess of the capital limit) t | Big Lee | 31-Aug-04 02:59 PM | 0 | 524 |
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Backdating for refugees
Re news item confirming that the proposal to stop backdating of IS etc for refugees, does anyone know when this will be effective from? | andyplatts | 27-Aug-04 03:23 PM
by shawn | 3 | 620 |
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Diminishing capital
Does the diminishing capital rule still apply ( as opposed to the dimishing notional capital rule)?
It arose where a person had been overpaid IS/ibJS | Claire | 26-Aug-04 01:13 PM
by Claire | 2 | 617 |
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Legal position of transsexuals for benefits
Hi all,
Had a query through on our advice line, and any help would be much appreciated.
Clie nt is a female to male transsexual, who lives with h | Big Lee | 26-Aug-04 07:46 AM
by Andrew_Fisher | 6 | 616 |
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Surrender Value of Life Insurance
Checking a client's capital in respect to IS. Client has capital, has also a Life Ins that he could surrender for £4500. Client wishes to retain thi | brg | 25-Aug-04 03:28 PM
by keith venables | 1 | 379 |
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Income Support & beneficial ownership
My client was a council tenant and had been so for 7 or 8 years. In 1998 he exercisied his Right to Buy. However, he had no means of his own by which | Cliff D Souza | 24-Aug-04 09:25 AM
by ken | 3 | 683 |
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SDP lost in temporary accommodation?-
Client normally gets Severe Disability Premium but is convalescing temporary with relative.Client intends to return to her own home soon. Should she | belinda | 23-Aug-04 12:21 PM
by Euan_Henderson | 1 | 424 |
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Contribution Based JSA and Contractual Redundancy Payments
I wonder if anyone can settle an ongoing debate in our office about the effect of contractual redundancy payments on contribution based JSA. Both NACA | bobc | 20-Aug-04 05:28 PM
by bobc | 2 | 586 |
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Notional Capital
Client who is on Income Support sells his old business premises and uses the proceeds to pay off outstanding debts, including mortgage on own home. He | Pam M | 20-Aug-04 02:52 PM
by Martin_Williams | 1 | 507 |
Income Support & Jobseeker's Allowance
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