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JSA for EEA national
I have a client who is a German national and has an English partner. The client has been working in Germany for the last seven years but is ending her
jackiebryant20-Aug-04 01:32 PM
by VictoriaJ
2536
Mortgage costs waiting periods and abandonment.
My client had an injunction taken out against violent husband who has subsequently been imprisoned. Housing costs have been retricted as mortgage in e
gabbott20-Aug-04 11:58 AM
by Gerry2
1487
refusal of JSA and HB on grounds of temporay NI Number?
Dear All, I have a client who is a German National, has worked in the UK for 11 months but had to stop working as she is a single mother and was un
antje19-Aug-04 11:56 AM
by keith venables
1415
Income support and Child Maintenance
My client recieves income support of £55.65 a week and her estranged husbands child support assessment is £666 a month. She has been told that she wil
nicholaa19-Aug-04 11:55 AM
by nevip
2494
Young Refugee studying English 15 hours plus
I have been approached about a client, aged 16, who is from a refugee family but is estranged from his family and has gone to live with his uncle.
chrisduran18-Aug-04 02:27 PM
by Emmab
1388
new housing costs for IS
i have a client who is currently a council tenant, getting IS + HB. He is severely long term disabled, getting DLA middle care and SDP. His parents
seanwcab18-Aug-04 08:50 AM
by alban
1540
One of a married couple enters supported living scheme following brain injury; is that person treate...
We are a private sector care provider about to open a new supported living scheme for adult clients with an acquired brain injury. The husband of a ma
Peter Patton17-Aug-04 01:25 PM
by Peter Patton
2542
Couples with mixed immigration status and IS
I have a client who has ILR (Refugee status). Her husband is an asylum seeker at the end of the process and therefore has no right to claim welfare b
Emma R13-Aug-04 06:48 PM
by Derek
2410
Work Focused interviews
I've a client who is a lone parent with one 14yo dep. client on IB and LRC DLA. We are assisting with supersession and I have requested an IS form in
suelees13-Aug-04 03:22 PM
by nevip
3480
People from Sangatte
I have just seen a new client whose JSA has been suspended. He's from Afghanistan, was in the Sangatte holding centre in France and came to the UK
keith venables12-Aug-04 03:47 PM
by shawn
1414
Lone Parent Student 1 year time out from studies
I have a client who will be having a baby in September and has decided to take time out from her studies for 1 year. She has been informed that so lon
Stephencamp2310-Aug-04 02:50 PM
by Peter Turville
3524
Backdating for refugees
Someone recently suggested that the provision to abolish the right to backdated IS for refugees once they receive their decision is contrary to UN con
andyplatts06-Aug-04 11:55 AM0373
income support and capital and joint accounts with an elderly mum
Please help! I have a client who lives with and cares for her elderly mum. In 1993 the mum put the daughter's name on an account for 34k and the dau
lawcentrepat02-Aug-04 02:52 PM
by Emmab
2645
JSA and property treated as capital
I have a client who bought a house in a run down area in 1995. He has never lived in the property and lived with his parents. The property was not fit
Trisha130-Jul-04 09:51 AM
by shawn
6667
income support or JSA
Hope you can help I am not sure what to advise the client. She is part of a couple, the partner is unemployed and she is on unpaid maternity leave.
Donna29-Jul-04 12:35 PM
by 1964
1447
Income Support and Section 117 Refunds
Some months ago there were several postings about this but I cannot find them back. The situation I have to deal with is not straight forward b
gerdarhondda29-Jul-04 10:52 AM
by Peter Patton
4636
IS overpayment decision not supersession
My client has an alleged overpayment of income support which was decided in June 2002. I have just received the 'overpayment decision' from DWP archiv
jogallag28-Jul-04 02:50 PM
by past caring
1482
Treatment of partner’s asylum support income for purposes of ib-JSA
Under the IS regs - Reg 40(5) - the asylum support for essential living needs of the partner and any dependants is disregarded as income however there
Rebecca Walker28-Jul-04 02:44 PM0307
habitual residence test and A8 nationals
Hi all has anyone any information on appeals against refusal of JSA on hab res grounds for A8 nationals my family hvae been here for 6 years. they
elane27-Jul-04 10:55 AM
by Tim Samuel
5724
Child additions for IS and JSA
This is one of those where you always thought you knew the answer but have suddenly decided that you were wrong all along and therefore need to check.
andyplatts23-Jul-04 11:54 AM
by keith venables
2580
JSA with no identification
Hi ya, this is my first time, so be gentle. I have a client who moved from Manchester to take a job in Lincolnshire as a trainee pub manger. The job i
NeilC23-Jul-04 11:01 AM
by stevehaz
3694
Indirect Discrimination via 79/7EEC in JSA claim.
Case of claimant falling pregnant and taking time out of Course of study at Uni to have child and also find work for obvious reasons. She signed on a
paddyhill23-Jul-04 10:17 AM0411
Income Support and Child Maintenance
Does the £10 disregard in respect of child mantenance payments, under paragraph 73 of Schedule 9 of the Income Support regs only apply to maintenance
Masoud23-Jul-04 09:54 AM
by nevip
1480
JSA claim appointments
I have an appeal pending over a number of issues relating to the date of claim for JSA. My client was on JSA and moved to a different area – does hi
sarc22-Jul-04 01:50 PM0364
JSA Premiums and No address
Hi all, I had a call this morning on our advice line, and I'm stuck trying to find an answer! Claimant is getting JSA, and using the local Socia
Big Lee21-Jul-04 07:41 AM
by keith venables
4549
Reduced Benefit Direction
My client is going to tribunal regarding a reduced benefit direction for not co-operating with the CSA requirement. The DWP did not accept my clien
MaggieJ220-Jul-04 11:53 AM
by Big Lee
3570
UCP - IS suspeneded for lack of ID
An asylum seeking client and his family have had their urgent case payment - IS suspended until they can produce valid ID ie passport or recent IS96.
Brian19-Jul-04 03:29 PM
by Emmab
1404
foster carer/benefit in kind
The client are a couple who formally foster children for the LA. He has a disability and uses a wheelchair outside. They have 3 children of their own
brian smith16-Jul-04 04:15 PM
by jimpepin
1423
Children from abroad
On p660 of the CPAG handbook it says clearly that if parents are ent to IS ie not classed as persons from abroad but a child they are resoponsible for
andyplatts15-Jul-04 09:01 AM
by keith venables
3424
Lone - Parent in Full - Time Education
A client came in enquiring whether or not she would be entitled to claim income support if she studied a full-time foundation course at a local furthe
Kevin14-Jul-04 03:44 PM
by Paul Treloar
8716