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Dependant family member More good news. Court of Appeal's decision in Pedro. Family member -dependancy does not have to first arise in country of origin for the purposes of | nevip | 15-Dec-09 02:42 PM by shawn | 1 | 212 |
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right to reside http://www.bailii.or g/uk/cases/UKUT/AAC/ 2009/249.html
jus t been posted on bailii...some interesting dicta that people might find of assistance. | clairehodgson | 10-Dec-09 10:40 AM | 0 | 323 |
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DWP website Having trouble getting to see it today. Says my credentials aren't right?
Our IT say its DWP problem and not ours.
Anybody else having this prob | John Birks | 07-Dec-09 04:17 PM by Ruth_T | 1 | 395 |
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participation payments to service users I wonder if somebody could clarify this issue further :
In the amended regulations (see news item today) it states that "Earnings shall not include | gerdarhondda | 04-Dec-09 01:06 PM by JudyScott | 3 | 762 |
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Typical Salary for a Welfare Rights Adviser ? Dear All,
Like others across the country, advisers in Birmingham City Council are potentially facing a reduction in our salaries as part of the Pay | bat | 03-Dec-09 01:48 PM by tonybenson | 8 | 3408 |
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DWP responsibilities to provide information Hi all, rather unusual query.
Client is trying to get a large backpayment of benefit for his severely disabled child (now in his twenties) who could | pete c | 03-Dec-09 12:40 PM by nevip | 3 | 558 |
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what constitutes a claim for benefit novitskaya v brent & SSWP
http:// www.bailii.org/ew/ca ses/EWCA/Civ/2009/12 60.html
it' s on housing benefit, but of general application! | clairehodgson | 02-Dec-09 10:07 AM by clairehodgson | 3 | 437 |
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new rightsnet team member ... we're delighted to announce that ros white has joined the rightsnet team as writer/editor.
ro s has extensive welfare rights experience; has worked | shawn | 27-Nov-09 05:50 PM by Martin Williams | 2 | 822 |
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CSA charging under DPA As of today, the Child Support Agency will now charge £10 for applications made to them for personal information. They say that requests for informati | Paul Treloar_GB | 09-Nov-09 11:38 AM by toxteth | 1 | 408 |
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SMI Council Tax Exemption Our council has always made properties which are only occupied by people who are exempt from Council Tax due to Severe Mental Impairment 100% exempt f | Helen Rogers | 05-Nov-09 03:39 PM by John Birks | 2 | 606 |
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Cold Weather Payment Hi
Does anyone happen to know how the weather is decided in each area for cold weather payments? I know it's regional but don't know exactly how. | Sary | 04-Nov-09 01:31 PM by shawn | 1 | 351 |
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Any help for Students My 25 yo client has unipolar disorder which can hit him badly. He was working up util 5 months ago but had to stop because of his condition. He signed | suelees | 29-Oct-09 02:53 PM by suelees | 3 | 407 |
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good news .... see today's rightsnet news ....
[a href="http://www.rig htsnet.org.uk/cgi-bi n/sub_client/search. cgi?template2=news/u ser_details2.html&ou tput_number= | shawn | 22-Oct-09 03:05 PM by shawn | 5 | 970 |
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Child Support. Client does not have access to Public Funds, has been receiving CB and CTC for child , now has new baby same partner who has stopped giving her money, | HK | 15-Oct-09 07:01 PM by ariadne2 | 1 | 329 |
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Changing from weekly to fortnightly payments Hello- not sure if this is the right place for this post so feel free to move it if I'd put it in the wrong place!
I work with people who are affec | murphs | 15-Oct-09 11:53 AM by Antonina | 7 | 587 |
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accession state nationals ..... not a benefit case, but may be of interest .....
IP and others (A2 national, worker authorisation, exemptions) Bulgaria (2009) UKAIT 00042 (14 Oct | shawn | 15-Oct-09 11:25 AM | 0 | 250 |
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Benefit Busters Anyone else seen the advert for this programme which starts on channel 4 next week?
Everyone in the add are holding mugs with very large A4E signag | bensup | 08-Oct-09 12:34 PM by pete c | 56 | 4009 |
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Getting crisis loans while appealing failed HRT I have a Polish client who did a years registered work on the Workers Registration Scheme. He then claimed JSA and was initially refused because he fa | Herbert | 01-Oct-09 03:34 PM by nevip | 6 | 829 |
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New Gingerbread Single Parent Helpline number The Gingerbread Single Parent Helpline number is now:
0808 802 0925
Calls to the Gingerbread Single Parent Helpline from all landlines an | Paul Treloar_GB | 24-Sep-09 09:27 AM | 0 | 503 |
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2010 Benefit and Pension increases Can anyone tell me what the position is regarding the April uprating next year with inflation running at zero. Did the government make a statement say | Housing21 | 22-Sep-09 08:36 PM by Gareth Morgan | 6 | 826 |
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Another website charging for benefits advice Anyone heard of this lot:
http://www.i bassist.co.uk/page/H ome/
Mentions they have access to doctors and medical professionals. Can anyone rememb | GAD | 16-Sep-09 11:16 AM by pete c | 3 | 817 |
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rightsnet job vacancy hi -
we're looking for an experienced welfare rights worker to assist us in the delivery of rightsnet ...
... and we'd love to hear from you i | shawn | 07-Sep-09 10:54 AM | 0 | 608 |
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Age verification and entitlement to Pension Credit We have a client from a Middle Eastern country who is only able to demonstrate that they were born in 1949, with no specific date. Consequently, the | TimKell | 04-Sep-09 09:06 AM by nevip | 1 | 531 |
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summaries of older cmmrs decsisons ... hi ...
we've been busy publishing summaries of some older cmmr / upper tribunal decisions to briefcase ..... (which means we now have more than 1,0 | shawn | 28-Aug-09 12:47 PM | 0 | 438 |
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Overpayment Recovery Guide thanks to Neil Bateman for sending us a copy of the latest (August 2009) version of the DWP's Overpayment Recovery Guide ...
it's available @ http: | shawn | 27-Aug-09 08:19 AM | 0 | 501 |
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Authority for DWP to disclose information There seem to be some new rules in place at the DWP covering consent to disclose information to third parties (ie Reps). I was told yesterday that co | pete c | 20-Aug-09 12:46 PM by Derbyshire | 20 | 2299 |
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Discretionary leave to remain and recourse to public funds Would welcome an opinion on this. Client and his wife were granted discretionary leave to remain for 1 year from December 2004. He applied for an exte | 1964 | 18-Aug-09 03:44 PM by 1964 | 4 | 1750 |
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One for the lawyers out there This isn't really a welfare rights matter as such but I would be grateful for some advice.
If a person uses an assumed name to obtain credit are | pete c | 18-Aug-09 08:10 AM by clairehodgson | 6 | 767 |
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DWP won't accept that the client has changed her name One of my clients has changed her name. She is using the new name for all purposes and it is very important to her to be known by that name. She has g | EBG | 14-Aug-09 08:49 PM by AlteredChaos76 | 7 | 1503 |
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Oversensitive Officialdom I've received correspondence from a Housing Officer demanding that I "retract" a statement that he had acted unfairly in a rent arrears repayment dema | Frank Duvalier | 13-Aug-09 03:30 PM by mike shermer | 14 | 1122 |