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Is a computer printout 'original'?
Our client uses internet banking. He made a claim for CTB and provided the LA with bank statements printed off on his home computer. The LA refuse | Ruth_T | 14-May-09 12:35 PM
by stainsby | 7 | 665 |
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Child benefit to be disregarded?
I keep hearing, from various sources, that Child Benefit will soon be disregarded as income for HB and CTB for under 60's. Perhaps I was asleep when t | johnd | 13-May-09 03:18 PM
by johnd | 2 | 437 |
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NHS compensation payment held in trust
Hi, I am wondering if anyone can help?
Claimant's daughter passed away a few years ago from CJD (not the variant strain) She is raising her grandso | Madamejones | 09-May-09 11:41 AM
by CraigM | 1 | 351 |
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CTB backdating amendment regs and pensioners
Remember the cock-up DWP made with amending the backdate rules for CTB claims from people of pension age due to be implemented from 6/10/08 with the o | GAD | 08-May-09 09:57 AM
by Damian | 3 | 574 |
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Council Tax discount
Not strictly a benefit but wondered if anyone knows. Certain resident carers are ignored for Council Tax purposes, including carers placed by a LA, ch | GAD | 05-May-09 04:53 PM
by GAD | 1 | 467 |
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Falling rent levels
There are signs that in some places market rent levels are falling as a result of unsold properties being let by their owners.
Has anyone found whe | Neil Bateman | 05-May-09 01:51 PM
by Neil Bateman | 3 | 567 |
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Passporting to CTB despite £16,000 capital?
I have spoken to a client who is likely to be made redundant soon. He expects to receive in excess of £16,000 in redundancy pay, the bulk of which wil | Derek S | 05-May-09 01:05 PM
by stainsby | 4 | 630 |
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Student 'incapable of work' & HB
Hi
I understand that a full-time student can claim HB if 'they have been incapable of work for 28 weeks'
In practice how would this work -would a ba | ramsfan | 01-May-09 02:17 PM
by stainsby | 3 | 409 |
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Notional Income
Hi I wondered if anyone could help me with this.
I have a client who has had a student loan taken into account as notional income under 42(2) HB R | wbu | 27-Apr-09 08:58 AM
by shawn | 10 | 674 |
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Forms of Authority
Hi there. Long time listener, first time caller.
My Local Authority has recently decided to reject my appeal requests on the grounds that the request | derbycalc | 24-Apr-09 09:52 PM
by Kevin D | 9 | 1033 |
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Age discrimination, any thoughts?
Just a general musing.
A client has asked whether the different disregards of income whether your under 60 or over 60 is discriminatory on grounds | pip01 | 24-Apr-09 05:44 PM
by ariadne2 | 1 | 349 |
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oh well ......
'Under the LHA, tenants have the chance to shop around, finding cheaper property and pocketing the difference ... Housing Benefit Minister Chr | shawn | 24-Apr-09 08:15 AM
by Kevin D | 2 | 429 |
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Deductions for old overpayment
Hello all
Have a bit of an ongoing dispute with Housing Benefit about an alleged overpayment dating back to 1999. Originally housing benefit them | mpmap | 23-Apr-09 02:47 PM
by mpmap | 2 | 443 |
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Shared ownership and HB
I have recently seen a client who has a shared ownership agreement for a house in order to complete a HB application for the rented portion. When I as | pete c | 23-Apr-09 01:00 PM
by pete c | 2 | 347 |
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LHA for caravans
A colleague has rung me to ask if the LHA for a rented static caravan is any different to the LHA for a similar sized flat or house. The LHA website d | pete c | 23-Apr-09 08:26 AM
by pete c | 8 | 841 |
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Council Tax liaibilty for client with smi
Not benefits but I hope someone has the answer for me...
My client was awarded damages after a RTA resulted in smi. The money paid for a house in w | suelees | 21-Apr-09 03:36 PM
by suelees | 8 | 515 |
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LHA Size Criteria and shared residency
Hello
I have a client who split with his children some 3 years ago. He has a residency order which is pretty much 50/50. His ex partner receives CB | bendy | 17-Apr-09 11:54 AM
by nevip | 3 | 500 |
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Joint and Several liability and Bnefit
Hi, struggling with this one.
Joint Owners, both living in property, not a couple, she is in receipt of CTB for 50% liability. They chase him for ot | Mik | 14-Apr-09 02:50 PM
by Mik | 2 | 400 |
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New tax year, WTC award for calc HB
LA state they will only use new tax credit figures from the second payment ie the one that will then carry on weekly.
They are refusing to recalc. | HelenCAB | 06-Apr-09 07:42 PM
by HelenCAB | 2 | 437 |
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Housing benefit for temporary accommodation.
Hi, can anyone help?
I have a client that is currently receiving IS and getting mortgage interest payments. Social services have granted him a DFG | john dulwich | 03-Apr-09 11:06 AM
by mike shermer | 1 | 387 |
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medical treatment abroad - housing benefit
Does anyone know of any case law about what can count? Client went abroad for treatment at a herbal clinic in Ghana.
(He didn't discuss it with hi | greenwich | 02-Apr-09 07:30 PM
by Ruth_T | 2 | 515 |
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Local Area Housing Allowance
Client and partner live with 2 adult children,, youngest 19, the other is 31 and is in receipt of mid care like clients partner.
For the purposes o | derbyadvic | 02-Apr-09 09:23 AM
by jmembery | 1 | 384 |
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Do local authority HB depts have a duty to inform claimants who would be entitled to IS but haven't ...
The situation is that the claimant became entitled to IS in Jan 2008, but didn't claim IS until Nov 08. She has received 3 months' backdating of IS bu | Emma_BG | 31-Mar-09 02:57 PM
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Consultation on housing benefit backdating rules
Hi guys,
I am sure most of you will know, but there is a consultation excersize to look again at the cutting of backdating rules in HB/CTB from 52 | retrochav | 31-Mar-09 02:17 PM | 0 | 346 |
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Overpayment of Tax Credits treated as income
I have a current case in which the HB claimant informed the TCO that his 17 year old son had left the household and he did not believe he was still en | pickering | 31-Mar-09 08:56 AM
by jmembery | 1 | 308 |
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HB on 2 addresses - Unavoidable Overlap of Liability
Client is a 16 year old lone parent.
She was in Homeless Accommodation, following her parents throwing her out of their home due to her then pregnanc | johnwilson | 30-Mar-09 12:04 PM
by johnwilson | 2 | 395 |
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Housing benefit for FE Student age 21
Student is studying on an FE course and currently receives the Adult Learning Grant of £30 pw. and part-time earnings of around £65-70 pw Her father ( | tattygrass | 27-Mar-09 02:03 PM
by nick nicolson | 7 | 692 |
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Backdating to date of IS claim & Defective claims
Help!-I need to get an idea about how common a problem this is as am trying to bring an appeal to the Court of Appeal and am looking at the wider publ | Ole Hansen | 25-Mar-09 06:03 AM
by Kevin D | 10 | 546 |
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Minimal supervision
Since the various decisions saying that accommodation was not "exempt" if minimal care, support or supervision is provided I've been finding a number | chrissmith | 23-Mar-09 08:10 PM
by s.ennals | 4 | 515 |
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Eviction and end of HB
If tenant was evicted (social housing) mid week are HB entitled to end the HB claim midweek? HB claim liability ended at eviction but the landlord doe | jryan | 23-Mar-09 11:08 AM
by nevip | 4 | 605 |
Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit
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