| Topic |
Author |
Last updated date |
Replies | Views |
 |
Help with mortgage interest
Cl. been working intermittently due to ill health; now has to stop work entirely & claim ESA/IS (insufficient NI contributions). Cl. has mortgage in | Derek | 18-Dec-08 09:53 AM | 0 | 277 |
 |
sanctions
Clients employment was terminated for misconduct, he has a tribunal date in the new year. His JSA has been sanctioned, I thought that a sanction shoul | Campbell | 17-Dec-08 05:12 PM
by ariadne2 | 2 | 311 |
 |
SSPand IS
Hi everyone, it's late on Thursday and my brain has gone to sleep so please forgive me if this is an obvoius question.
Can someone who gets SSP sta | pete c | 17-Dec-08 01:14 PM
by AmyJ | 7 | 569 |
|
Deprivation
Just a quick question that there seems to be no definitive answer to in CPAG.
Is redeeming a mortgage with capital likely to be deemed as deprivati | Ste_Higham | 17-Dec-08 11:07 AM
by Dan_manville | 2 | 424 |
|
A8 - WRS and 12 months registered work
I have an appeal for an A8 national who has failed RTR. The client began working in July 2005 but her first registration certificate was not issued un | Tony Bowman | 15-Dec-08 07:30 PM
by ariadne2 | 4 | 620 |
|
Housing costs and Islamic Finance
My client has applied for help with housing costs but it has turned out that the property is subject to Islamic finance so there is no interest. Does | ruthch | 15-Dec-08 07:26 PM
by ariadne2 | 3 | 415 |
|
I.S as a couple
Seen a cli. who has a partner at the property and a child of 4. At this stage I am going to assume the child benefit is paid in her name - as I have b | pipkin | 12-Dec-08 03:07 PM
by ariadne2 | 5 | 465 |
|
Right To Reside
Do you poss have any knowledge , experience re the right to reside and Habitual residency test. I have just had a portuguese lady who is 25 weeks preg | JudithW | 12-Dec-08 09:02 AM
by JudithW | 8 | 700 |
|
Income Support and arrears of CSA
CSA enforcement are now on the job of chasing my client's ex for several years arrears of unpaid Child Support (around £10K). My client is in work now | suelees | 10-Dec-08 12:07 PM
by suelees | 2 | 427 |
|
reg 9 j.s.a ...
festive greetings all, ho ho ho !!! :)
have a cl. who attended work focused interview after 6 months of j.s.a and refused to accept employment paid a | Sayo | 09-Dec-08 09:20 PM
by ariadne2 | 4 | 377 |
|
Calculation of earnings for term time workers
I have a client who works less than 16 hrs pw, on IS due to incapacity. He sarted work as a special needs bus driver and is employed during term times | pclc | 08-Dec-08 04:34 PM
by nevip | 3 | 349 |
|
income support for a carer
I have a situation where two people are caring for the same disabled person. It is clear that they cannot both get carers allowance, but we considerin | Tony Bowman | 08-Dec-08 12:57 PM
by Tony Bowman | 3 | 413 |
|
IS for pregnant women
As I understand it you are regarded as having a limited capacity for work from six weeks before and two weeks after the date of your baby's birth and | mircam | 04-Dec-08 05:29 PM
by ariadne2 | 1 | 337 |
|
Accession workers: retaining worker status
Apologies if this has already done the rounds. In CIS/4237/2007, if an Accession national obtained registered work for 7 months, and then went on mate | Steve Johnson | 02-Dec-08 10:40 PM
by Steve Johnson | 2 | 379 |
|
Housing Costs
long shot..
a client received £25k home improvement loan and ill health prevented him from carryout the work. he now has nothing left and when he app | Steph | 02-Dec-08 02:21 PM | 0 | 285 |
|
A8's, self employment and worker status
Can an A8 national who was accepted as self employed for over a year then become employed and be exempt from the requirement to register and work for | pclc | 01-Dec-08 09:44 PM
by ariadne2 | 4 | 543 |
|
IS after PCa failure
Thinking out loud!
Claimant fails PCA in Feb '08 but isn't notified/didn't receive notification. Keeps submitting sick notes and is invited to make | Dan_manville | 01-Dec-08 11:06 AM
by Dan_manville | 7 | 534 |
|
Personal Injury Compensation
I have recently assisted a client claim guarantee Pension Credit despite a substantial lump sum in with profits bonds following a personal injury paym | craigavon | 28-Nov-08 02:58 PM
by BrianSmith | 2 | 309 |
|
NIC records - evidence of paid work
I’m dealing with an IS o/p on grounds of LTAHAW. Allegation not denied, but amount of overpayment is disputed on the basis that partner was not always | Ste_Higham | 27-Nov-08 07:19 PM
by Ruth_T | 4 | 446 |
|
Temporary Return to U.K
My client moved to Australia 6 years ago and now has duel citizenship. He now wants to return to the U.K for up to about a year to be with his father | william | 25-Nov-08 04:01 PM
by ariadne2 | 3 | 386 |
|
Lone parents with 12 yo available for work
What's happening with lone parents? Are existing IS claimants expected to be available for work from today or is it for new claims only?
I rang loc | suelees | 25-Nov-08 10:26 AM
by suelees | 3 | 421 |
|
IRS Social Fund speaker at Welfare Rights Forum
We are a group of welfare rights workers who meet to exchange information. Our next meeting is on Friday Nov 28 at 10 am, near London Bridge, when we | Nicola Wallace | 25-Nov-08 09:53 AM | 0 | 240 |
|
Zalewska
I was hoping to use the argument that Article 7(2) and EC Regulation 1612/68 was not subject to derogations for A8 nationals (as per page 359 of the C | suewelsh | 24-Nov-08 03:26 PM
by suewelsh | 2 | 408 |
|
R2R and mixed status
Hope someone can help me with this although I did think I was right until the DWP have decided otherwise.
I have an 18 year old Afghan man who has | Sue Holman | 21-Nov-08 10:04 AM
by Dan_manville | 3 | 374 |
|
IS Lone Parent with No Recourse To Public Funds Husband
I'll admit it, I am stuck on this one.........
Cl is married to husband who has no recourse to public funds. They live together with dependent chil | PaulW | 19-Nov-08 04:36 PM
by ariadne2 | 1 | 279 |
|
IS as registered blind
You used to be able to claim IS on the basis of being registered blind. Is this still possible, or would you have to claim ESA now? If it's the latt | BrianSmith | 19-Nov-08 02:56 PM
by Paul_Treloar_ | 3 | 308 |
|
Disregarding land as home in assessment of JSA
I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on this.
A client came to see me, he has made an application for JSA with his partner and been turned down. He | charliek | 19-Nov-08 01:57 PM
by Dan_manville | 8 | 576 |
|
Claimant with IS for a child and migration to CTC
My client is a single parent, incapable of work and receives IB topped up by IS which, having been in payment continuously since April 2003, includes | Peter Newton | 18-Nov-08 09:52 AM | 0 | 255 |
|
Permenant residence and IS
Client is a Dutch national and has worked in the UK (I think f/t) for the last 6 years. Is now a single parent with two children under 10, and wants t | Steve Johnson | 18-Nov-08 09:39 AM
by Steve Johnson | 2 | 371 |
|
children amounts in IS compared to CTC
Now I may be being really stupid but I thought that the amounts in CTC were carefully aligned with those for children in IS so that for the majority o | Daphne | 17-Nov-08 09:24 AM
by Jon_Blackwell | 2 | 273 |
Income Support & Jobseeker's Allowance
Indicates pinned topic
Color icons indicate new messages