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Implied consent
We know the guidance. We know the DWP think they can dictate the life of an authorisation as opposed to the person authorising. However, when we ring | Mike Hughes | 23-Jun-09 08:32 AM
by mike shermer | 13 | 1660 |
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Urgent - Adverse inference against PS - CD's req'd
I'm writing an appeal sub for a pension credit capital and deprivation appeal with a deadline for completion of today. In support of our client's cas | Tony Bowman | 08-Jun-09 11:52 AM
by Tony Bowman | 7 | 1165 |
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PC claim for Bristish National moving to Phillipines
Have 62 yr old client who has been residing in Phillipines for several years and has returned to UK as his PC stopped and he is paying back overpaymen | cathmac | 14-May-09 03:28 PM
by CraigM | 1 | 712 |
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Pension Credit - disregarding capital
Hi,
I have a client who left the UK in 2005 and purchased a property in Spain. In March 2007, she sold this property and rented a property in Spain | benefit_advisor | 11-May-09 03:02 PM
by benefit_advisor | 2 | 935 |
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Second Properties - Capital
Hello,
Can someone/everyone just advise on the following please?!
For PC purposes if a client has a second property AND they are renting it out, | longs | 09-May-09 11:06 AM
by CraigM | 2 | 718 |
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Pension Credit
Client has a leasehold over 21 years. She applies for HB, and is refused. On my advice, we applied to Pension Credit for housing costs. Only after | tlerwill | 05-May-09 08:12 AM
by tlerwill | 5 | 995 |
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Retirement pension increase for widow
Couple, she went into res care in 2004, LA became appointee for her around same time. Treated as two individuals for benefits purposes from that point | BrianSmith | 27-Apr-09 01:17 PM
by BrianSmith | 2 | 588 |
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Family income taken into account for pension credit?
Can anyone tell me if the family income is taken into account at all if an elderly parent lives with them and has pension credit?
I have a query fo | shism | 24-Apr-09 10:17 AM
by AmyJ | 1 | 567 |
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Pension Credit, residentail care and SDP
Can anybody please help? I have a client who resides in a residential care home and has underlined entitlement to DLA care at middle rate. As we all k | MaxCass | 17-Apr-09 03:46 PM
by nevip | 1 | 645 |
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pension credit - notional capital
Can anyone point me towards any caselaw which might show that it is reasonable to allow a claim fpr pension credit from someone who has been trying to | shism | 17-Apr-09 09:10 AM | 0 | 691 |
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r2r for eea national ...
good tuesday morning hello all :)
and would just like to run this past a few brains to see what they think ?
cl. is french national, been in uk fo | Sayo | 06-Apr-09 05:37 PM
by Damian | 6 | 1149 |
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pension credit
Good afternoon everyone. I would be very grateful if anyone could give me some help with this query. I saw a lady today aged 63 who has been in rece | Jro1 | 19-Mar-09 03:18 PM
by nevip | 1 | 817 |
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Interest on capital
I have a client whose savings reduce on a monthly basis because she pays for her care which she receives in her own home. Consequently her savings red | LMD | 18-Mar-09 09:06 AM
by LMD | 2 | 648 |
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Rental Income
I have a client whose property has now gone into negative equity, he is in receipt of Pension Credit who are currently meeting mortgage payments, he w | DRN | 06-Mar-09 03:18 PM
by johnwilson | 1 | 896 |
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mortgage interest after transferring property to daughter
Wonder if anyone can help me with this one.
Couple in receipt of PC (GC) including mortgage interest. They have transferred the mortgage (and deeds) | alexjose | 05-Mar-09 06:54 PM
by ariadne2 | 4 | 957 |
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Assessed Income Period
Remain confused about AIP - I have claimants aged 65 and 66 in receipt of pension savings credit. He has now received a lump sum from a private pensio | jacky | 05-Mar-09 01:25 PM
by Gareth Morgan | 1 | 715 |
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SDP and nights away from residential accommodation
Can anyone help please? DMG Vol 1, Chapter 4, para 04558 holds a special ruling for payment of the severe disability premium (SDP) for Income Support | Tarzier | 02-Mar-09 03:49 PM
by Tarzier | 2 | 607 |
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RTR/Habitual Residence Test
We have 2 cases that need help with please!
Portugese national who was put out of mozambique and moved to zimbabwe! came to UK with son [Portu | tyneside | 18-Feb-09 09:54 PM
by shawn | 4 | 1420 |
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any plans for tariff income revaluation
If capital is over a certain level DWP assume an income from it called tariff income. You are assumed to have an income of £1 for every £250, or part | Simon | 12-Feb-09 01:30 PM
by nevip | 1 | 737 |
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housing costs and savings credit
My colleague has a client who was getting pension credit - saving credit only. She spotted that housing costs weren't included and got an increase to | Daphne | 09-Feb-09 03:21 PM
by GAD | 8 | 700 |
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deprivation of capital
I have a pensioner who has blown £75k in less than a year on gambling.
He has a compulsary purchase order on his home and received the money. He is a | Steph | 30-Jan-09 08:51 AM
by Steph | 7 | 1823 |
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service charges
I have been asked to attend a meeting with a representative from AIMS to help resolve some anomolies in the way a local religious charity who runs a r | angelaev1 | 29-Jan-09 11:02 AM
by angelaev1 | 2 | 508 |
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SDP and bedsit
Hi, can anyone please clarify if my client should be elegible for SDP?
Client is 93 years old in receipt of AA higher rate.
She lives in the ext | kaurr002 | 27-Jan-09 03:44 PM
by ariadne2 | 3 | 650 |
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Service charge for maintenance
Grateful for any views on this. I'm advising a pensioner in a leasehold (owner-occupied) sheltered scheme. She pays a service charge, the bulk of whic | GAD | 23-Jan-09 01:51 PM
by GAD | 2 | 580 |
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PC Appeals section
We have an appeal lodged against a Pension credit decision. We've sent off the Authority with the letter of appeal etc.
For various reasons | mike shermer | 16-Jan-09 02:36 PM
by jj | 3 | 697 |
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AIP
My understanding is that the AIP does not apply to claimants in receipt of pension savings credit only. Can anyone confirm if this is the case and if | jacky | 14-Jan-09 04:50 PM
by Gareth Morgan | 3 | 684 |
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PC claimants with dependant children.
Does anyone know if new Pension Credit claimants who were previously in receipt of IS that included an amount for dependant children (ie a pre 2003 cl | pc | 23-Dec-08 08:34 AM
by pete c | 3 | 1067 |
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Carers allowance and notional pension income
Client is a woman over 60 who has deferred her retirement pension and gets Carers Allowance. She has just applied for Pension Credit backdated 3 month | BrianSmith | 19-Dec-08 09:25 AM
by BrianSmith | 2 | 771 |
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Religious Orders
The rules say that someone living in a religious order cannot claim PC unless they 'are too frail or elderly to particapte fully in the orders acivit | angelaev1 | 17-Dec-08 03:32 PM
by AmyJ | 1 | 622 |
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Allowable expenses on self employed earnings
Pensioner client decided to set up as a taxi driver, for older customers.
Borrowed money from his brother to buy his taxi plates on agreement it woul | Seal | 16-Dec-08 09:16 PM
by Gareth Morgan | 7 | 1973 |
Pension Credit
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