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Trade Union Total Disablement Benefit
I know this isn't a normal benefit matter but wondered whether anyone else had come across it. My client was substantially disabled after he was assa | suelees | 08-Dec-04 02:17 PM
by andy pennington | 10 | 694 |
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New benefit rates
Are available here:
http://www. dwp.gov.uk/mediacent re/pressreleases/200 4/dec/rates.doc
| Rick | 07-Dec-04 08:32 AM | 0 | 360 |
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Adoption and Benefits
Does anyone know where I could obtain a concise guide to the benefits available to foster carers and/or people who adopt? Thanks | gary johnson | 03-Dec-04 01:42 PM | 0 | 328 |
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Habitual Residence Test (Rep. Of Ireland)
Hi All,
I seem to remember from my CAB days that in HRT cases (UK), persons from Common Travel Area (CTA) were automatically exempt (as long as th | aidan | 02-Dec-04 10:46 AM
by aidan | 6 | 857 |
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legislation
Hi all!
A colleague of mine has a case where he has a copy of the child benefit and guardians allowance miscellaneous amendment regulations 2004.
| nevip | 02-Dec-04 09:34 AM
by nevip | 5 | 375 |
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NHS continuing care
I should know this, but the name escapes me. Coughlan was a case where the NHS should have fully-funded someone in a Home who clearly had continuing | jimpepin | 01-Dec-04 10:48 AM
by jimpepin | 3 | 458 |
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Economic impact of benefit take-up
I'm currently writing a book, which has been commissioned, about welfare rights practice. I recall seeing some research about the local economic multi | Neil Bateman | 30-Nov-04 01:53 PM
by Val | 6 | 601 |
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Payment into incorrect account
Hi, I have a client whose social fund payment has been paid into an incorrect account, she did give them the PO account number 2 digits incorrect, the | Tracy Cave | 30-Nov-04 09:02 AM | 0 | 324 |
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Receivers/Appointees
One of our solicitors has a benefit query and I can't resolve it so hope you can help. His client (X) had a large compo payment (Court of Protection) | suelees | 26-Nov-04 03:30 PM | 0 | 369 |
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david willets has been busy ....
the shadow dwp secretary of state has put forward a dozen benefit related early day motions in the last few days ......
see - http://edm.ais.co.uk / | shawn | 26-Nov-04 11:39 AM
by jj | 1 | 404 |
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commissioners decision
can anyone let me have a copy of CSIS/1033/00 - its a Commissioner May decision on technical requirements for a valid review or supersession. Alternat | cs | 22-Nov-04 10:56 AM | 0 | 305 |
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CD about "mail"
Has anyone heard of a recent CD that concerns mail? Cannot be more specific I am afraid, so a big thank you to anyone who has any suggestions.
I w | Emmab | 19-Nov-04 10:15 AM
by shawn | 1 | 400 |
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Advice Services Alliance conference ........
Access to Advice - Reaching out with information (22 November 2004)
The second ASA Advicenow conference will explore three main themes -
| shawn | 18-Nov-04 10:17 AM
by martinjones | 1 | 429 |
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'the twelve jobs of christmas'
From gift wrappers and cracker packers to tree decorators and pudding makers, Jobcentre Plus has the perfect job wrapped up for you this Christmas ... | shawn | 18-Nov-04 07:26 AM
by splott-paul | 5 | 618 |
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Child Support and migration to the new system
We have a client who is an NRP he applied for a supersession which was granted before the date the new scheme came in. Subsequently the PWC applied ( | MikeRob | 15-Nov-04 02:28 PM | 0 | 299 |
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DWP Leaflets
We're running low on our stocks of general DWP leaflets/hand-outs and I want to order some more. Is it just me, or is it impossible to order hard copi | 1964 | 12-Nov-04 04:49 PM
by Housing21 | 4 | 595 |
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research help request ...
The Medical School at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne have contacted us to say -
'Colleagues
We are conducting a systematic review on the | ken | 12-Nov-04 02:44 PM | 0 | 386 |
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swopshop 'springclean' ...
we're planning to do some 'spring cleaning' in the [a href="http://www.rig htsnet.org.uk/cgi-bi n/publisher/search.c gi?dir=swopshop&temp late=listtemp.ht | ken | 08-Nov-04 04:20 PM | 0 | 449 |
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savings and overpayments
i have come to know of a lot of people being investigated for either fraudlent claims or overpayment of IS and /or Pension Credit.
i am intrigued t | jav | 05-Nov-04 02:15 PM | 0 | 498 |
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feeling historical - must be the serpes!
picking up one what andrew fisher said in the 'expedited appeals' discussion - thought it fairer to start a new thread -
"But to me the big problem | jj | 03-Nov-04 03:30 PM
by mike shermer | 12 | 892 |
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Wednesbury unreasonableness......
I'd just like to share part of a sentence of a very 'reasonable' letter recently received from the LA
"...an authority which acted unreasonably would | suelees | 03-Nov-04 12:15 PM
by Andrew_Fisher | 1 | 675 |
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Community Care Grant - deadlines
Is there any deadline/time limit for claiming for fares to hospital to visit a child in-patient? Child was in hospoital from 19/7 to (about) 25/7?
Ca | carol obeirne | 02-Nov-04 11:30 AM
by judithH | 1 | 410 |
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privitisation of post opening service
Does anyone know when the post opening service was privitised / contracted out?
Particulary, at Euston DO in Glasgow. | Emmab | 01-Nov-04 03:04 PM
by Emmab | 2 | 409 |
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Publicity Register
I have recently found out that the Cat 1, cataloguing the leaflets and literature available from the Publicity Register for the DWP/Vets Agency/DCD et | Housing21 | 30-Oct-04 01:19 AM
by jj | 1 | 436 |
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sponsorship undertakings
Can anyone direct me to the legislation concerning which benefits cannot be claimed while you are subject to a sponsorship agreement?
CPAG(p .658) s | Emmab | 25-Oct-04 12:42 PM
by Emmab | 3 | 496 |
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Commissioner's decision
Hi
I am looking for a Commissioner's decision to back up argument ...if client states never received letter this can be used as evidence - this is to | CAS | 22-Oct-04 12:28 PM
by shawn | 3 | 484 |
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Decision Maker's guide
the link to the DMG in the toolkit doesn't seem to work, all the chapter links lead back to the index.
I could do with a look at either the DMG tal | Dan_manville | 21-Oct-04 03:06 PM
by shawn | 1 | 373 |
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Criminal Injuries Compensation claims
Can any Welfare Rights organisation indicate to us whether they rep at CICB Hearings and if there are any problems with this? | whitegates | 21-Oct-04 09:50 AM
by tom lamb | 1 | 381 |
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Welfare reform again
Can someone explain why the government, opposition and assorted think tanks all think that abolishing means testing for older people is a good idea?
| Ian_Miller | 20-Oct-04 10:55 AM
by chrisduran | 5 | 734 |
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Early Day Motion on the HRT
early day motion laid yesterday -
' That this House calls for the suspension of the habitual residence test for British Indian Ocean T | shawn | 19-Oct-04 10:36 AM | 0 | 437 |
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