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policy work? eu migrants & NI nos, child benefit and c...
We are experiencing long delays at our local benefit offices in getting NI nos. issued. Also at a national level admin. delays of months with child be | neila | 29-Jun-04 12:27 PM
by shawn | 1 | 618 |
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funeral payment is not enough
Has there ever been any moves to increase the basic amount covered by the social fund in respect of a funeral. I have had a number of queries recently | Lucy | 18-Jun-04 03:37 PM
by jimpepin | 1 | 752 |
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Social fund decision re funeral payment
I hope there is someone who can advise me on this as I know the gentleman involved has had a pretty tough time of it following an incident which has l | sew272 | 11-Jun-04 02:25 PM
by judithH | 4 | 1167 |
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Provisional awards for Industrial Injuries
When claimant gets a provisional award for Ind Inj Benefit, so that they have to be re examined after a specified period, is this the same situation a | andyplatts | 08-Jun-04 06:56 PM
by jj | 3 | 727 |
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social fund
As we understand it, people not entitled to IS because they move on to Child Tax Credits and have other income (eg IB)will have no access to the discr | debby hyams | 07-Jun-04 11:22 AM
by franrobinson | 1 | 715 |
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Carer's Allowance and partners of commercial landlords.
My client and his wife both care for their disabled son.
My client owns and rents out eight properties from which he says he derives an income of £40 | Peter Newton | 04-Jun-04 12:38 PM
by nevip | 1 | 624 |
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Child benefit and birth certificates
We have a client who has a 7 yr old son living with her but who has only just come over from Africa, brought by another relative on their papers. The | andyplatts | 03-Jun-04 03:54 PM
by Emmab | 3 | 711 |
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welfare to work beneficiary and budgeting loans
I'm pretty sure the answer is no, but can the linking rules for WTWB count and allow someone to apply for a BL (the six months on IS requirement bit) | Andrew_Fisher | 24-May-04 09:47 AM | 0 | 634 |
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Crisis Loans By Phone
For my sins, I sit on the Readers Panel for the Independent Review Service Journal. They have asked me to write a short piece about claiming crisis l | Robbo | 21-May-04 03:15 PM
by Lesley King | 4 | 1027 |
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ADOPTING ANOTHER PERSON'S IDENTITY
Got a client and suprise on what I thought would be a basic pension credit claim. It appears that my client 38 years ago changed their identity to tha | lj | 21-May-04 01:06 PM
by Lorraine | 1 | 940 |
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Widows Pension and Bereavement Premium- Help!
Hello- can anybody help?
This is a general query regarding the rules governing Widows Pension and Bereavement Premium.
I am slightly puzzled as | lee forrest | 14-May-04 01:28 PM
by jimpepin | 3 | 939 |
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Maternity Grant - partner in receipt of IBJSA
I have a client whose wife has been turned down 3/4 times for the SSMG each stating that this is because there is no qualifying benefit.
The wife is | VictoriaJ | 12-May-04 10:08 AM
by ken | 2 | 756 |
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New £100 for over 70's towards CT.
I am presuming this one off payment for 04/05 will be per household like the Winter Fuel payment? | Heather | 22-Apr-04 02:59 PM
by shawn | 1 | 849 |
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child dependant additions
we are currently updating our rates cards etc. If you use the usual formula taking into account the increases in child benefit the 'only or first chi | Heather | 21-Apr-04 01:55 PM
by jimpepin | 3 | 839 |
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Evidence to argue caselaw for parking fines
Hi I hope someone can help?
I have a client who has applied for a blue badge she is receipt of Higher Rate AA. She currently has a resident parking | Katrina | 16-Apr-04 11:46 AM
by patmac | 1 | 1116 |
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Next of kin
There are 3 adult children all having the same mother, 2 and 3 have the same father and 1 has a different father. Who is legally the next of kin betwe | Anni | 16-Apr-04 11:43 AM
by patmac | 2 | 943 |
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BEREAVEMENT BENEFIT
has the entitlement to bereavement payment and allowance changed since april this year, with the effect of removing the upper age limit to the entitle | ike | 13-Apr-04 10:32 AM | 0 | 690 |
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Council Tax
How far retrospectively can a Local Authority create council tax liabilty for. I have a client who has recently received a council tax demand from fi | rash321 | 03-Apr-04 02:52 PM
by carol_laidlaw | 1 | 869 |
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Free prescriptions
Following yesterday's Rightsnet news story about the changes to free prescriptions I decided to see if this means that young people on IB will now qua | Ian_Miller | 02-Apr-04 01:25 PM
by Neil Bateman | 1 | 885 |
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claim not received
I assisted a client to do a claim for carers allowance in december, photocopy kept on file and note that it was sent off 4/12. At the time her son for | Damian Walsh | 01-Apr-04 01:55 PM
by jimmckenny | 2 | 834 |
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retirement pension
I'm fairly sure of the answer to this but is there any way that a 62 year old man can claim his retirement pension any earlier than 65?
Thanks! | Rachel Ellison | 31-Mar-04 12:33 PM
by I Bradshaw | 1 | 793 |
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Social fund "recovery", loan not received.
My client is having money deducted from his IBJSA for a social fund budgeting loan. However he has not actually received the loan, having taken all th | VictoriaJ | 09-Mar-04 01:36 PM
by VictoriaJ | 3 | 970 |
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Freedom Pass Appeals - LONDON.
Not exactly a benefit, but sort of.
Is any one else having problems with this ?
They seem to have a partial appeals system. (my experience is with C | VictoriaJ | 04-Mar-04 04:59 PM | 0 | 829 |
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Phoning for Crisis Loans
We are in one of the areas experimenting with the new telephone applications for Crisis Loans. Can anyone out there with similar experience tell me, | gpcab | 04-Mar-04 10:37 AM
by SL | 2 | 902 |
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Social Fund Recovery of Debt
I was contacted by a client who had received a letter from DWP about a social fund debt from 1992. Cl was not sure what this relates to as he has neve | bobc | 03-Mar-04 11:06 AM
by Andrew_Fisher | 6 | 1419 |
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Temp stay in Rehab - family at home
My client is a man (aged 65), who was admitted to residential rehab on 19/1/04, a care home specialising in recovery from alcohol/drug misuse. His wif | AndiF | 02-Mar-04 01:45 PM | 0 | 721 |
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Widows Pension for Men
I am dealing with a Client whose wife died aged 59 in 1998. She would have received a retirement pension of approximately £80 per week. My Client was | yvonne | 24-Feb-04 12:32 PM
by ken | 1 | 1071 |
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Community Care Grant Local Guidance
Does anyone know whether there is a right to have copies of the local guidance for community care grant applications or whatever it is called (the loc | Nicola | 13-Feb-04 05:20 PM
by Neil Bateman | 1 | 1056 |
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Crisis Loans
I have a client who has been refused a Crisis Loan because he has not yet had his Personal Interview for JSA claim. The interview is not for another 8 | jmd-mid-cab | 05-Feb-04 01:58 PM
by alanatcita | 2 | 1006 |
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