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Social Fund Chorlton
Has anyone got an alternative number for them please. For a time this morning it was closed according to their recorded message at 10am even though it | suelees | 10-Dec-07 11:40 AM
by andyp4 | 4 | 1270 |
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Winter Fuel payments - and death
Not a very cheerful query, but a situation that must happen.
A client's mother who was aged 91 passed away 2 weeks ago. when he went to her flat he f | fincm900 | 04-Dec-07 10:44 AM
by paddyhill | 10 | 2067 |
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child support - income or capital
chandler v DWP in the court of appeal is here:
http://www. bailii.org/ew/cases/ EWCA/Civ/2007/1211.h tml
and will prove of interest. | claire hodgson | 30-Nov-07 01:34 PM
by shawn | 1 | 699 |
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mother & baby kinship placement benefit entitlement
Hi, sorry if this query has been answered before but I couldn't find a definitive answer, anyway.
I have a client who provides kinship care for her | lummox | 27-Nov-07 11:35 AM
by HenriK | 7 | 1131 |
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polygamous marriage
Hello everyone,
some help please:- claimant turned down for Bereavement Benefits.claimant's husband married 1st wife abroad- she later died (no pro | jav | 23-Nov-07 10:11 PM
by ariadne2 | 1 | 744 |
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carers and cared for people
I am getting a number of clients who are carers. They usually have no income other than benefits themselves and their cared for people are adults. How | mary partridge | 22-Nov-07 05:11 PM
by mary partridge | 2 | 854 |
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Appropriate Office
Had a client's application for a CL refused by Balham on the basis that the client could ask for one from Ilford instead. Client is homeless but usin | Henri | 19-Nov-07 12:37 PM | 0 | 722 |
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Carers Allowance - Earnings or not?
Hi,
I have a query which isnt very straighforward so looking for any help at all!
I am working with a couple with 3 kids - he is a self employed | adviceshop | 17-Nov-07 08:13 PM
by Rob_Price | 2 | 1007 |
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Child benefit payable from 29th week of pregnancy
When Child benefit becomes payable from 29th week of pregnancy in 2009, does anyone know what will happen if the baby dies before birth or is stillbor | alexjose | 09-Nov-07 09:01 AM | 0 | 792 |
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Child Support Agency
I have a cleint who informed the agency that he was off work sick and on sickness benefit and the agency still deducted the monies from his income for | cecwrs | 05-Nov-07 02:01 PM
by rachelh | 2 | 814 |
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MA and agency worker with no work
I have a client who has 22 weeks worth of work. She is an agency worker and the shift she was working has finished. The agency are saying that they | crogan | 02-Nov-07 03:25 PM
by crogan | 1 | 706 |
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Bereavement - cohabitation with habit and repute
I have an appeal tribunal soon regarding the above - Has anyone had any success in proving this? Can you give me some ideas about tacticts. My clien | falkirk | 31-Oct-07 03:05 PM | 0 | 670 |
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refugee integration loans
I am an immigration solicitor, and was just wondering if anyone has any experience of the process for applying for these and if so any problems delays | davidp | 31-Oct-07 12:33 PM | 0 | 631 |
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SMP. former employer no longer in business
I'm advising (well trying anyway) to get a claim for SMP off the ground. My client gave notice (not just on maternity leave) and was to claim SMP. H | suelees | 31-Oct-07 10:27 AM
by crogan | 6 | 1068 |
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CA new claim or supersession?
Claimant of DLA LRC requested any time review in January. Refused and case proceeded to appeal. Whilst appeal was running DLA was increased to HRC in | suelees | 30-Oct-07 08:48 AM
by suelees | 3 | 611 |
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child benefit no recourse to public funds
Sorry if this appears basic!! is a person on a dependent's visa with no recourse to public funds entitled to claim child benefit? | dcarlin | 24-Oct-07 09:36 PM
by ariadne2 | 1 | 900 |
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worker visa / j.s.a and c.b entitlement ? ? ?
just a cheeky little one this time chaps and chapettes :)
and howdo as usual of course ...
cl. is in u.k on a worker visa but her employment has e | Sayo | 23-Oct-07 08:24 AM
by Sayo | 2 | 811 |
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Ho hum - delays after centralization of Social Fund
I was recently told by our local office that all this area's SF issues including applications are now centralised at Cholton (Manchester). However wh | suelees | 17-Oct-07 02:39 PM
by andyp4 | 9 | 1917 |
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Carers Allowance for term-time workers
Advising a term-time worker, whose earnings in term-time exclude him from claiming CA.
He is employed on a term by term basis, and has no payments in | jo gallagher | 17-Oct-07 12:35 PM
by GJ | 1 | 793 |
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Misuse of Govt data by housing benefit staff
Rightsnet news 11/10/07
"Checks have identified the following types of misuse - access to own record; access to friend's and family's records; acce | Semitone | 12-Oct-07 01:47 PM
by bensup | 4 | 915 |
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Carer's Allowance and income from renting property.
I have a client who is in receipt of CA but is renting out a house for £465pm. He says he informed the CA unit and it was all investigated before he w | ljl | 11-Oct-07 04:14 PM
by 1964 | 9 | 1474 |
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Backdating IB credits from august 2005 to april 2001
Dear fellow welfs
Scenario - client was claiming IS as a lone parent, it appears that she also had a case for claiming IS as 'sick person' (not to | andyp4 | 08-Oct-07 02:36 PM
by andyp4 | 26 | 1754 |
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a8 national / s.m.p, not registered as a worker ?
can these groups of people claim s.m.p ... i say yes !
can anyone confirm this or otherwise ?
as ever, be groovy people, and am outa here :o)
| Sayo | 08-Oct-07 08:20 AM
by Sayo | 2 | 776 |
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S17 payments
Meeting next week with our Children's Department about policy on these payments and how they relate to DWP and HMRC support. Looking particularly at e | wwr | 04-Oct-07 11:31 AM
by suelees | 1 | 762 |
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state pension
Hi Everyone,
i have some questions on state pension for poles- any help appreciated
thank s in advance:
What is the minimum time you have to w | jav | 04-Oct-07 09:03 AM
by ariadne2 | 1 | 763 |
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Carer's Allowance run on after death of person being cared for.
Evening everyone,
i am aware of the 8 week run on for C.A following the death of the person being cared for but a colleague took a phonecall from | ljl | 01-Oct-07 10:42 AM
by wwr | 3 | 944 |
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Help Required
Hello,
I am a looking for maximising income for my client who is 71 yrs old with two young children who are 10 and 12 years old. He is divorced and | vamsi_kp | 26-Sep-07 12:22 PM
by wwr | 1 | 814 |
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NMW and CA earnings limit
I am advising a client who is considering taking work of 16 hours per week and who has been entitled to CA for many years but has missed out on premiu | anned | 18-Sep-07 12:39 PM
by anned | 7 | 1060 |
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student guardian or not
I have a family to advise and could do with some thoughts on it all. Both parents have died. Mum died recently and made her cousins the legal guardi | ASH | 10-Sep-07 12:44 PM
by claire hodgson | 2 | 709 |
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Council Tax Discounts/Exemption on the basis of Severe Mental Impairment
I know Incapacity Benefit is a qualifying benefit for above, errrrrrrrrr howz about IB credits, i think i'm not so much clutching at straws, as desper | andyp4 | 10-Sep-07 08:37 AM
by andyp4 | 3 | 840 |
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