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suelees
                              

Welfare and Debt Advisor, Stephensons Solicitors, Wigan
Member since
28th Jan 2004

Crisis Loan and maximum outstanding SF debt
Fri 04-Apr-08 08:31 AM

CPAG states there's a "general legal maximum of £1500..." This infers it's not set in stone. Anyone got an ideas of how to get around it?

Thanks

  

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RE: Crisis Loan and maximum outstanding SF debt, andyp4, 07th Apr 2008, #1
RE: Crisis Loan and maximum outstanding SF debt, andyp4, 07th Apr 2008, #2
      RE: Crisis Loan and maximum outstanding SF debt, suelees, 07th Apr 2008, #3

andyp4
                              

Welfare Benefits Advisor, South Somerset District Council (Yeovil)
Member since
16th Jul 2007

RE: Crisis Loan and maximum outstanding SF debt
Mon 07-Apr-08 08:45 AM

Hi Sue, your right, check out Direction 29(f)(ii)relates to a scenario where client reaches £1500 maximum for a CL (Direction 18) and can't get a CL on that basis, in that instance DM 'has'(stop laughing)to consider whether a CCG can be awarded for 'living expenses' if client is eligible for a CCG i.e. in receipt of a qualifying benefit and satisfies one or more of the qualifying criteria for Direction 4.

E.g. they apply for a CL for £50 for living expenses, there current CL wotsit is £1479, then DM has to consider whether the monies over £1500 can be treated as a CCG.

Hope the above makes sense, my mind is on a go slow.



  

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andyp4
                              

Welfare Benefits Advisor, South Somerset District Council (Yeovil)
Member since
16th Jul 2007

RE: Crisis Loan and maximum outstanding SF debt
Mon 07-Apr-08 08:47 AM

'daily living expenses'

  

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suelees
                              

Welfare and Debt Advisor, Stephensons Solicitors, Wigan
Member since
28th Jan 2004

RE: Crisis Loan and maximum outstanding SF debt
Mon 07-Apr-08 09:24 AM

..."stop laughing"... I laughed because you'd written it!

Thanks for the info.

  

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