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Carers Allowance and immigration status
Would appreciate some help here folks.
Have an Algerian family I have been doing work with. They have been granted "leave to remain" in UK, but this | neilcoll | 07-Oct-08 04:23 PM
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Hair type
I notice on the new Benefit Cheats web site the online "Report a Thief" form allows me to select from 25 different hair types when describing my Benef | suewelsh | 02-Oct-08 10:52 AM
by nevip | 6 | 1054 |
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more cmmrs decisions added to toolkit ...
Thanks to Durham County Council Rights Service, we've now added (almost) another 100 commissioners decisions to rightsnet.
These newly uploaded de | ken | 26-Sep-08 02:15 PM | 0 | 669 |
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SWAPSHOP
Am I missing something or maybe a bt late in raising this.. but what has happened to the swapshop area of the forum.. Just come to look for something | pipkin | 25-Sep-08 08:45 AM
by shawn | 2 | 579 |
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Re:reduced backdating for HB and pension credit from october 2008
several reports of this, but i can't find anything on the DWP website (not surprised the weasels are keeping their heads down) and i'm not sure if i'v | jj | 16-Sep-08 01:31 PM
by trishc | 12 | 1104 |
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Child benefit supersession
According to the Child Benefit Office the mother had indicated that one of her children, who was 16, was on a course which was only expected to last f | Damian | 16-Sep-08 10:17 AM
by johnwilson | 1 | 472 |
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Benefit delivery centres
Hello all,
this is just a general question to see if any of you in other parts of the country are having the same probs as we are on the south coas | Shuv | 16-Sep-08 09:20 AM
by ken | 21 | 3223 |
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Fraud cases and overpayments
I've been asked by a colleague to post this question.
Follwin g a fraud investigation, a decision is made that a claimant has been overpaid benefits | Ste_Higham | 12-Sep-08 05:51 PM
by ariadne2 | 4 | 746 |
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help with childcare ...
not benefits, but ...
... DCSF has announced a 'Free Childcare for Training and Learning for Work’ programme to support 50,000 low income famili | shawn | 08-Sep-08 11:55 AM | 0 | 480 |
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R2R - airfare home
Is it true that an EEA national who no longer has a right to reside can get assistance from a loal authority with the costs of traveling to the EEA st | Damian | 04-Sep-08 01:04 PM
by nick nicolson | 1 | 676 |
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Jobseekers allowance - the interview
On my way home from work yesterday I found this transcript of an interview at the jobcentre in the back of a taxi. The matter is currently in the han | nevip | 04-Sep-08 12:20 PM
by bensup | 1 | 698 |
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Maternity Allowance claim processing
It would appear that Maternity Allowance processing has been the victim of a mini baby boom - follow the link to read the latest from Neil Couli | mike shermer | 01-Sep-08 08:03 PM
by ariadne2 | 1 | 580 |
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Im outraged.....
Client phoned me late Friday saying he had been sanctioned by JSA - 100% sanction for 26 weeks.. Lives alone so will have no money at all for this per | pipkin | 28-Aug-08 07:08 PM
by iut044 | 7 | 920 |
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SSCSA tribunal changes
does anyone know of training on the upcoming changes to the trinbunal system, thanks | Lin Thomas | 28-Aug-08 02:06 PM
by Robbo | 3 | 683 |
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CA overpayment
Following my post about DPs... see here:
http://www. rightsnet.org.uk/dc/ dcboard.php?az=show_ topic&forum=102&topi c_id=6981&mesg_id=69 81&page=
Tnt | pipkin | 22-Aug-08 02:30 PM
by pipkin | 2 | 563 |
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Treatment of capital - Disabled Facilities Grant means test
This isn't strictly a benefits question but I'm hopeful that someone out there will know the answer.
Our client is separated from his wife and chil | SMartin | 20-Aug-08 10:26 AM
by SMartin | 10 | 955 |
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Withholding rent?
Hi everyone this is not a benefit problem but the welfare of the lady involved is worrying me. I am dealing with a case where the tenant has been wit | anadeem | 19-Aug-08 01:17 PM
by anadeem | 5 | 1339 |
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Electricity Cut Off - Reinstating the supply asap
Hello,
I have a vulnerable mother who has diagnosed mental health problems (personality disorder), and her children are on the Child Protection reg | HBSpecialists | 14-Aug-08 03:08 PM
by david fernie | 5 | 909 |
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Special Guardianship Allowance
Does anyone have any policy guidance or materials relating to means-testing in the calculation of SGA? | Ste_Higham | 11-Aug-08 10:32 AM
by wwr | 1 | 835 |
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Personal Expenses Allowance, care homes and appointees
Hello,
I have a question about payments of personal expenses allowance to care home residents.
The organisation that I work for operates a few care | jon_shaw | 04-Aug-08 03:31 PM
by habit21 | 4 | 1019 |
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Bring back the Stocks.....
You can't say you weren't warned - young Mr G Orwell was closer to the mark than you might think - just a decade or two out.......so it | mike shermer | 01-Aug-08 09:36 PM
by stevegale | 1 | 752 |
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Kinship Carers Allowance
Hi,
We have had a number of clients come in recently asking about the above allowance and affects on benefits etc but we cant seem to find any info | adviceshop | 01-Aug-08 09:08 AM
by nevip | 1 | 1178 |
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Direction 15 Crisis loan exclusions 'hospital inpatients unless it is planned that the person will b...
If there is any welfs out there with fully functioning brains despite it being monday and temperatures in the 80's (don't mind the heat, where i live | andyp4 | 31-Jul-08 11:45 AM
by andyp4 | 1 | 583 |
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NINO requirement for HB claim
When you claim benefit (including HB/CTB) you have to satisfy the NINO requirement. My client is claiming HB/CTB as a couple. He is a British citizen | sryan | 26-Jul-08 06:24 AM
by sryan | 5 | 1021 |
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MPs - Working with Representatives Doc
Am I right in thinking that WWR covers MPs - all replies gratefully received,
Thankyo u,
T.J.Lintern
W elfare Rights Officer | derbyadvic | 24-Jul-08 09:20 AM
by ken | 2 | 615 |
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CPAG conference ... The Welfare State: 60 years on
The Welfare State: 60 years on
A CPAG conference
Th ursday 4 September 2008, 10.00am - 4.30pm
The Resource Centre, 356 Holloway | shawn | 23-Jul-08 01:28 PM | 0 | 945 |
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Can a Community Care Grant review take into account the detioriation in the health of a client betwe...
Hi
I recently applied for a Community Care Grant on behalf of my client to purchase a hoover. The previous hoover had broken a long time ago and s | iut044 | 18-Jul-08 07:07 PM
by iut044 | 2 | 1186 |
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How to avoid paying for calls to DWP & HMRC 0845 numbers
There is a website which you can use to find the equivalent geographical phone number (i.e the STD code and phone number) for many 0870, 0800 and 0845 | Neil Bateman | 17-Jul-08 03:13 PM
by Tony Bowman | 13 | 2253 |
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new child support high court judgment
whilst not routinely publishing child support court judgments to the news area ... here's a link to a recent case that may be of interest ......
| shawn | 15-Jul-08 03:39 PM | 0 | 416 |
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HELP please....
Anyone know of a brilliant welfare rights adviser in Exmouth, Devon area// Colleague has asked me for beenfit advice for a friend of hers who lives in | pipkin | 15-Jul-08 12:11 PM | 0 | 416 |
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