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IB50 form
I only normally deal with Housing and Council Tax Benefit, so please excuse my ignorance in this area.
I'm helping out a claimant who has 'failed' | stalbansbens | 20-Mar-06 02:19 PM
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SUPPORTED PERMITTED WORK.
I have a client who has cystic fibrosis who was receiving Incapacity Benefit whilst initially doing 'Permitted Work'. After doing this for 26 weeks it | Dorothy Langman | 15-Mar-06 12:23 PM | 0 | 523 |
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Lip Reading and the Hearing Descriptor
Hello!
Does anyone have a copy of CIB/2945/2000? I've done a Google and OSSC search without luck.
If anyone does have it, could you fax me (019 | PaulW | 14-Mar-06 11:00 AM
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Helpful Commissioner's Decision.
An Incapacity Benefit Appeal refused to take into account memory loss and lack of concentration caused by brain damage following Meningitis as being i | paddyhill | 14-Mar-06 10:08 AM
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failing to attend a med examination for incap ben
I am representing a client on an incap ben appeal he has 2 dates given to attend a med examination however on both occasions he was not well, the seco | halsteadcab | 13-Mar-06 02:28 PM
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Incapacity Benefit and Exemption
Hi, I have a client who claimed IB 8 years ago due to being diagnosed with MS - he attended a PCA and was awarded benefit as his condition was classed | CASL | 09-Mar-06 02:11 PM
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Failure To Leave Word
ok this looks like archaic legislation to me and the DM couldn't give me the reg it relates to. Cl has had his Incapacity Benefit stopped immediately | Margie | 09-Mar-06 10:33 AM
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new IB claim within 6 months
anyone can help? client failed PCA, claimed again on new condition Med. cert said depression. First claim was based on physical injuries sustained fro | alison1w | 08-Mar-06 11:10 AM
by alison1w | 2 | 621 |
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Housing costs and 52 week linking
Have a client on IB & IS who started work last summer, became ill again in December, protected under 52 week linking. He had been renting his housing | ali l | 06-Mar-06 08:40 AM
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Incapacity Benefit and Regulation 27 (b)
I'm representing at an ICB appeal on 06/03/06. I was wondering if anyone had ever successfully applied the above regulation on the basis of their clie | k.brown | 03-Mar-06 07:39 AM
by Margie | 1 | 810 |
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CIB/4315/1997 - needed for tribunal
Does anyone have a copy of this decision by Commissioner Levenson dealing with manual dexterity? The case invloved a client allergic to nickel in coin | knowsley cab | 28-Feb-06 04:16 PM
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Incontinence
Hi I have an enquirer who I am assisting with an incapacity benefit appeal. She has a condition where she needs to go to the toilet up to 30 times a | RachelSmith | 22-Feb-06 08:40 AM
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Failure to attend Medical Examinations
Is anybody aware of any caselaw related to the failure to attend a med ex - specifically related to the notion of "good cause" for non-attendance.
| chris parks | 16-Feb-06 11:58 AM
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Incapacity benefit and employment abroad.
Can anyone help with this confusing issue? British client was employed in France four and a half years ago, had an accident at work and was signed off | Susanne A | 14-Feb-06 02:48 PM
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Failure to disclose work when on ICB
Client has depression and is dyslexic. He has been on ICB for several years.He was offered work part time which he took up without informing DWP. He e | lisalipshaw | 10-Feb-06 09:28 AM
by Andy P | 5 | 877 |
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IB reforms
Hello there- Can anyone point me in the right direction for detail on the Incapacity Reforms - I'm getting loads of calls about it - need to know abou | maria at dial | 09-Feb-06 10:02 AM
by Neil Bateman | 5 | 925 |
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request from the BBC ...
Michael Wendling has contacted us to say -
'The BBC Current Affairs department is interested in speaking with people who have lost out on Incapacit | ken | 08-Feb-06 05:04 PM
by Steve Donnison | 1 | 688 |
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deductions from SSP
I have a client who is having £20 per week deducted from her SSP to recover an earlier overpayment of wages. My question is can her employer lawfully | sara lewis | 06-Feb-06 11:40 AM
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National Incapacity Benefit Conference .....
'DWP and Jobcentre Plus are pleased to announce a national conference ... a showcase of good practice in how partnership working is helping people lea | shawn | 02-Feb-06 11:54 AM
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Pathways to Work
I am part of a Housing Association welfare rights forum and yesterday we had a presentation by the Pathways to work training team, here in Glasgow.
| willie sinclair | 01-Feb-06 04:18 PM
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Payments for service user involvement
I was giving a presentation at a learning disabilities seminar last week and one of the participants said that they had been told that there was some | Claire | 27-Jan-06 11:10 AM
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validity of medical certificates
I have a client who didnt attend her medical and IB stopped
we have appealled, and in the meantime she has reclaimed and has asked for new claim to | JimC | 25-Jan-06 09:43 AM
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reclaiming after failure to attend medical
I have a client who failed to attend medical, didn't do anything about it for ages
we have put in a late appeal which is slowly progressing
I ad | JimC | 23-Jan-06 03:40 PM
by northwiltshire | 5 | 658 |
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IB Medical and strange questions!!
I have a client who has recently had a medical for her IB and was asked a variety of odd questions including what she does when she gets up (ie: a cup | Claire Daniels | 20-Jan-06 11:44 AM
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Lavish
Can somebody point me to the lavish benefits? :-) | suewelsh | 17-Jan-06 09:27 PM
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Incapacity Benefit and rental income
Is income from the claimant renting out their home while living elsewhere earnings?
I've found a lot of disregards for renting out rooms in your ho | suewelsh | 16-Jan-06 03:55 PM | 0 | 510 |
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incapacity benefit reform and Pathways to Work
the Work and Pensions Committee has published the written evidence it has received in relation to its ongoing inquiry into incapacity benefit reform a | shawn | 10-Jan-06 11:08 AM | 0 | 717 |
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Permitted work and self-employed earnings
My client started work, under 16 hours, and was under the impression that he did not have to disclose. I have the recent case law on that, but my ques | anned | 05-Jan-06 04:13 PM
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Incapacity for work - credits
I feel a bit shame-faced at asking for help now after not having contributed to the board for ages. I plead pressure of work!
Scenario - widow, a | jimpepin | 05-Jan-06 11:32 AM
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PCA revolving door
Situation is: Client scores 43 points in July 2003 PCA. In June 2005 he has a painful medical and scores zero. Comes to us for help. I send him to | Andrew_Fisher | 22-Dec-05 11:56 AM
by northwiltshire | 5 | 1229 |
Incapacity related benefits
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