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Carer's Allowance for people paid for caring.
My client is caring for her parents-in-law who are about to be awarded direct payments from social services to make their own arrangements for care. T
Peter Newton26-Jan-06 01:44 PM
by bensup
1470
Maternity Allowance and 'notional' SMP
My client was an employee and took volunary redundancy shortly before she was due to have a baby. She would have qualified for SMP had she remained an
Peter Newton16-Jan-06 02:43 PM0464
Industrial Injuries Benefit - Assessing degree of disability
does anyone have any information about how the percentage of disability is arrived at in cases where only the mental health of the cl has been affecte
pc22-Dec-05 10:32 AM
by Kurt
1696
CHB Shared Care
Hi, I don't know much about this but, if a couple who have split up and have two children share the responsibility for the cildren, i.e. the childr
bradw19-Dec-05 09:09 AM
by keith venables
1590
BEREAVEMENT PREMIUM
I thought the Bereavement Premium (in Income Support, Housing Benefit etc) would no longer exist after 10 April 2006. If that's the case, why has i
BobKirkpatrick08-Dec-05 01:37 PM0528
Crisis loan telephone applications.
I'm in Worcester. For a while now, all local crisis loan applications have been dealt with by phone only. This has obvious issues, but at least we wer
neil-law01-Dec-05 02:43 PM
by neil-law
61160
tribunals of commissioners
update from the cmmrs webiste - Polyga mous marriages CP/3114/2003, CG/3118/2003, CF/3122/2003 In these cases a Tribunal of Commi
shawn30-Nov-05 09:07 AM0453
Welfare Advisors in Housing Associations
A small group of Welfare Advisors/Money Advisors have formed in the Midlands/North West Region. The purpose of the group is to meet to discuss benefi
aandrews25-Nov-05 02:42 PM0459
Return to Work Credit
Does anyone know where I might find detailed Regs/Guidance on Return to Work Credit? In particular, I am seeking info on the calculation/assessme nt
petermc22-Nov-05 04:30 PM
by shawn
1571
SSP
Can anyone help me with this?? A client was working for her employer for 10 hours per week (£5 per hour) and claiming top-up of income based JSA unti
bmenadm18-Nov-05 10:01 AM
by craig
1505
Can CB be superseded?
Thanks to Shawn for kindly giving me a second chance to make this post. Is it possible to argue that, if someone is already in receipt of Child Ben
Connolly17-Nov-05 12:17 PM
by judithH
4639
SOCIAL FUND
Interesting article on the news pages about the problems with the social fund and it's need for an overall. No one seems too mention the new people wh
northwiltshire15-Nov-05 11:24 AM0535
benefits for grandmother
I have just had a referral for a 53 year old grandmother who has had to move north to look after her two grandchildren ( 2 and 5) who were going to be
acushnahan09-Nov-05 01:10 PM
by Connolly
7750
Death Grants.
Just had a customer in who was enquiring re Death Grants , not Social Fund payments or Bereavement payments , but a Death Grant.Something at the back
wba09-Nov-05 10:22 AM
by wba
42530
Irish RP arrears and CTB
Reg 59 CTB states that a change of circs where that change is an award of an income other than a beneft under SSCBA it to be treated as made over the
Dan_manville08-Nov-05 12:38 PM0429
public funds and SF maternity grant
Wife has public funds restriction. Husband doesn't. He recently fell ill and is getting IB. Wife expecting a baby in 01/06. Can he claim the Materni
carol obeirne04-Nov-05 11:15 AM
by keith venables
8881
Industrial injuries deafness
cl has deafness through working in a foundry and trying to claim industrial injuries disablement benefit. has been refused due to the 5yr time limit
nedcab03-Nov-05 02:59 PM0388
cost of syrups these days???
howdy all? have client who recently diagnosed with breast cancer,currently receiving choemo and hair beginning to fall out.took one look at nhs wig a
Sayo03-Nov-05 01:34 PM
by Sayo
5690
ica/ib
Would a person be able to claim ica if he is on incap.ben and i/s?. one person receives mid care low mob, and the other high mob low care so would it
steve@cca02-Nov-05 03:31 PM
by billmcc
6642
Carer's Allowance
being as CA is an earnings replacement benefit, can it qualify as an "unemployment" benefit for the purposes of EEC 79/7 i.e. equal treatment in Soci
Dan_manville26-Oct-05 06:49 PM
by Dan_manville
3526
CHILD BENEFIT & EUROPEAN WORKERS
Out of interest ................ Polish worker in this country - working - wife & two children in Poland. He has applied for and got Child ben
mike shermer26-Oct-05 03:25 PM0606
Funeral expenses payment
I have a couple of questions about deductions made because assets of the deceased are available to the responsible person: 1. Arrears of benefit ow
GAD21-Oct-05 10:32 AM
by ken
81103
When is an Accident an Accident?
This is with regard to a claim for Industrial Injuries Benefit with regard to a policeman who suffered PTSD in his job. Initially the DWP refused to a
AUFC19-Oct-05 07:59 AM
by stainsby
1632
Child benefit for children of USA serviceperson
Two children, both with British/dual nationality (we think) who are unable to live with mother who is wife of USA serviceperson (father of the childre
Claire06-Oct-05 12:11 PM
by Tony Bowman
1543
Carers Allowance - property rental as gainful employment?
client derives small income from property rental, managed by letting agent. client considers it an investment alternative to a pension client was
JimC06-Oct-05 10:39 AM
by nevip
1600
Back date of retirement pension.
I have a female client that turned 60 april 2004.The client states that she did not get forms for the pension around this date and made a number of ph
mairead03-Oct-05 10:34 AM
by alban
4699
sure start maternity grant
hi i have a client that made a claim for a sure strt maternity grant on 16.5.05. Wife had given birth to baby on 30.1.05. they got refused beca
salma29-Sep-05 08:46 AM
by ken
2553
Sure Start Maternity Grant appeal question
Can anyone point me towards regulations on this one. My client had a baby on 3.4.05. She was in hospital for some time after this due to complicati
Amos23-Sep-05 12:46 PM
by jimmckenny
51612
Blue badge entitlement
Does anyone have experience of helping client prove entitlement to a blue badge on basis of a 'permanent and substantial disability to walk or very co
Charlie RNIB22-Sep-05 10:55 AM
by Charlie RNIB
4711
Benefit rates
I need to know how much a week was paid in widows benefit for the years 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1 992 1993 1994 199 5 1996 1997 1998 199
stephenh19-Sep-05 01:08 PM
by stephenh
2517