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Uprating of decuctions from HB for o/ps
Morning
Does anyone know how much the minimum deduction for a HB o/p will be from April? I can't seem to find the answer anywhere and I assume it | Jro1 | 11-Feb-10 01:40 PM
by matherj | 1 | 274 |
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Students. What to do when Loan not assessed?
Hi,
Has anyone seen any Students who have not yet had their student loan (there appears to be a backlog of cases and Student loans company have not | fulham | 11-Feb-10 10:47 AM
by Joanna | 8 | 652 |
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Ignored Capital for Housing Benefit- Supporting People
I have a client who has lived in supported accomodation for many years. Initially he had capital over the limit and was paying for both his rent and h | murphs | 11-Feb-10 10:26 AM
by murphs | 2 | 249 |
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Council Tax exemptions
We are a private healthcare provider, and currently are delivering a support service to a number of clients living in shared accommodation, but with h | Skippy | 10-Feb-10 02:22 PM
by SimonMee | 1 | 267 |
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Housing Benefit Underpayment for all 12 tenants
HI Everyone i have come across a bit of a mess made by the council. The council have been deducting 3meals charge even though the development only se | anadeem | 08-Feb-10 12:27 PM
by Tony Bowman | 5 | 494 |
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rent paid to a relative
I have a client who is planning to move into her aunt's house with her baby after the birth. She will have 2 rooms (one for her and one for the baby a | mary partridge | 04-Feb-10 07:39 PM
by Kevin D | 2 | 379 |
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any suggestions welcome...
I have a client who has had his Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit stopped on the grounds that he had a lot of capital. The Local Authority belie | benefit_advisor | 03-Feb-10 12:53 PM
by nick nicolson | 6 | 719 |
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HB o/p - right to appeal on these grounds..?
Hi all,
A simple one for you I would imagine..
Tnt has small o/p which has just been raised. Accrued due to IS stopping as she started working. | pipkin | 03-Feb-10 11:21 AM
by pipkin | 16 | 945 |
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HB overpayments
Has anyone got access to a copy or link to CH/1903/2009 - apparently deciding it is up to the local authority to demonstrate that a claimant would hav | carl_jackson | 03-Feb-10 11:10 AM
by derek_S | 2 | 400 |
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Room needed for carer
I have a client living in a two bedroomed house and has only been awarded LHA for one bedroom. She needs two bedrooms as she has 24 hour care. I have | GLON | 02-Feb-10 11:25 AM | 0 | 284 |
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Use and occupation charges for Council Tax?
I am assisting an elderly couple who are unauthorised occupants. HB have awarded payment under use and occupation charges. They have now received a Co | Kate | 28-Jan-10 03:42 PM
by stainsby | 1 | 291 |
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former joint home owner (pensioner)
hello
i have a pensioner who jointly owned a property with her daughter. the daughter moved out of the city with her partner and wanted to sell th | bat | 27-Jan-10 12:37 PM
by lisavalda | 1 | 310 |
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Housing Benefit- absent joint tenant
Hello,
I have two joint tenants- one moving from a Local Authority property, and another moving from withing a housing association (housing associa | LeeForrest | 26-Jan-10 09:08 AM
by Derek | 5 | 542 |
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stand by your beds ...
the government has this evening published a new consultation paper Suppor ting people into wor | shawn | 25-Jan-10 04:29 PM
by shawn | 11 | 1109 |
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Full-time students
Hi
I have a client with a severely disabled 19 year old child. As well as DLA, the child was getting IB in their own right. They attend a special | jaykay | 22-Jan-10 03:50 PM
by stainsby | 1 | 281 |
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Valid Tenancy agreement?
Can anyone offer any advice about what constitues a valid tenacy agreement for HB purposes.
I have a client whith severe learning difficulities wh | pete c | 22-Jan-10 03:37 PM
by stainsby | 5 | 533 |
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Two homes - crime scene
Hi all
Claimant has a current HB claim in their own tenancy. This address has been made a crime scene (due to a murder). Therefore claimant has m | Lostdog | 22-Jan-10 03:14 PM
by Lostdog | 2 | 346 |
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Second Adult Rebate where there is more than one second adult.
If there are two working second adults in a household, does entitlement to second adult rebate depend only on the income of the second adult with the | Peter Newton | 22-Jan-10 10:13 AM
by starkey | 1 | 249 |
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Recovery of overpayment from ongoing HB - calculation of weekly amount
Good morning everyone - need your help with a small query.
Can anyone point me to the statutory authority which permits a council to increase the s | Frank | 20-Jan-10 11:43 AM
by Frank | 9 | 983 |
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Housing Benefit - Notional Income
Claimant's mother recently died with will stating that claimant's share of estate should be held in trust and that she would be entitled to liferent i | stevel | 20-Jan-10 11:00 AM
by Gareth Morgan | 1 | 345 |
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HB not accepting bank statements as proof of DLA!
This is one thing that should be straight forward! However, maybe I have just been unlucky so far...
I requested proof from DLA in Oct 09 of a pre | joannah | 20-Jan-10 09:28 AM
by ros.white | 8 | 707 |
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HB overpayment recovery
Hi - I work as an adviser for a Housing Association across three local authority areas. One area inappropriately approaches us for HB overpayment reco | Liz_Wilson | 19-Jan-10 12:24 PM
by stainsby | 4 | 577 |
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Change of Circumstances HB/CTB
I have just been informed that a LA has decided to begin charging CTB/HB recipients a £70 fee for adminstration charges if a claimant is found to have | Kev@Derbys | 19-Jan-10 11:36 AM
by stainsby | 5 | 741 |
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Status of USA Spouse on UK citizen's entitlement to HB & CTB
I have a lady who is a british citizen and I have just managed to assist her in successfully claim IB JSA. She has returned to the UK with her USA Spo | NLI | 14-Jan-10 04:40 PM
by Derek | 3 | 412 |
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Commissioners decision CH 3743 2003
If anyone has a copy of this I'd be very grateful as I need to have a look at it -please could you fax it to me on 01332 256560,
Thankyou,
T.J.L | derbyadvic | 14-Jan-10 10:46 AM
by shawn | 1 | 308 |
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Refusal of HB for A8 who is deemed as not being a 'Jobseeker'
Hi folks.
My client is an A8 national who is now claiming MA, but had made a claim in July 2009 for JSA.
Client was refused JSA/ HB/ C/Tax benef | starkey | 08-Jan-10 09:55 PM
by scarcab | 1 | 458 |
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non-dependant couple
Hi
I have a query where the HB claimant has a non-dep couple in the property.One of then is in employment and earns £219 per week gross which would b | ramsfan | 06-Jan-10 12:17 PM
by ramsfan | 2 | 407 |
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HB Fraud when rent paid in advance.
Hi all, hope you had a good Christmas!
Cant find the answer on this scenario so any help would be good.
Single parent, 2 kids, seperated from hu | Emma1973 | 06-Jan-10 10:25 AM
by Assessor | 8 | 771 |
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LHA size criteria and recourse to public funds
Client has ILR and will claim HB based on low earnings. She lives in private accomodation with her non dep son aged 22 who is in UK as an overseas stu | pclc | 31-Dec-09 12:59 PM
by Julian Hobson | 1 | 398 |
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Greetings from the dark side - a benefit fraud issue
Hi - am dealing with a case where a welfare right person has made a challenge as to the size of the overpayment (amongst other things) and while I'm n | iancity | 31-Dec-09 12:35 PM
by Julian Hobson | 11 | 928 |
Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit
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