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Elderly Mother living in granny flat and housing ben
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Has anyone got any useful info/decisions about claiming HB when living in a granny flat and paying rent to your daughter. All i can find so far | steveb | 21-Feb-05 12:36 PM
by ken | 5 | 521 |
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Ineligible items - Food charges
Could somebody please clarify something for me please..
As per Schedule 1 (ineligible charges) a reduction of £13.20 per week should be made within | keysey2 | 20-Feb-05 08:14 AM
by keysey2 | 4 | 475 |
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Defective claim appeals
Anyone done an appeal following the Tribunal of Commissioners decision re unlawfulness of not issuing decisions on a "defective" claim, and if so how | rwils | 18-Feb-05 08:21 PM
by HBSpecialists | 5 | 651 |
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HB when landlord a close relative
Client refused HB under HB (Gen) Regs 1987 Regs 7(1)(b) as LA consider he resides in the same dwelling as his parents. Definition of "dwelling" being | Dparr | 18-Feb-05 07:23 PM
by Kevin D | 5 | 1227 |
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Housing Benefit - Pension Credit
I have a tenant who is in receipt of Pension Credit (Savings Credit). She has inherited a some of money in excess of £16000. Am I right in thinking th | MargaretGarner | 18-Feb-05 12:21 PM
by derek_S | 3 | 369 |
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overpayments-leaving 50p HB in payment
I have queried why a LA have not left a min of 50p in payment from a claimants HB entitlement where they are recovering an OP
The current HB entitl | raz | 18-Feb-05 11:13 AM
by raz | 4 | 354 |
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HB training
Dear all,
Deos anybody have any contact details of reasonably priced HB traininers that can provide CPD accredited training? Also has anybody heard | BHAS_1 | 18-Feb-05 10:05 AM
by ken | 1 | 349 |
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Housing benefit query
Is it possible for a tenants family member to become a temporary caretaker and receive Housing Benefit whilst they live there, if the tenant is convic | ashley | 17-Feb-05 06:51 PM
by HBSpecialists | 1 | 363 |
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SUSPENSION OF HB
Claimant goes into hospital (sectioned under Mental Health Act). HB is suspended. Hospital says it cannot say how long claimant will be in hospital | BobKirkpatrick | 17-Feb-05 03:37 PM
by AndyRichards | 1 | 342 |
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arrears of tax credits in housing benefit calculations
My understanding (as per CPAG Handbook p1284 ) is that HB/CTB entitlement is based on the amount of tax credit actually received. In particular arrear | peter d allen | 17-Feb-05 03:13 PM
by peter d allen | 6 | 574 |
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Housing Benefit on 2 homes
I have a client who was stopped from going within 500 yards of property because of bail conditions. She was placed in temporary accommodation B&B and | G Lonergan | 16-Feb-05 08:12 AM
by G Lonergan | 4 | 460 |
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Childcare disregard for hb & ctb
I have a client who recently had an operation. Not likely to return to work for several months yet. She is currently getting company sickpay and SSP | Moufassa | 15-Feb-05 11:55 AM | 0 | 243 |
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Remote Access Terminals Handbook
for info ... have added a link to the local Authority Remote Access Terminals Handbook to the [a href="http://www.rig htsnet.org.uk/cgi-bi n/publisher/d | shawn | 14-Feb-05 10:26 AM | 0 | 263 |
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Overpayment
Does anyone know of any legislation to help with overpayment case. Cl gave all info re his income Council failed to include something,cl now owes ove | selby.dial1 | 13-Feb-05 04:17 PM
by HBSpecialists | 8 | 1013 |
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No I.S. - no entitlement to HB
Dear All
I have come across this problem several times in the last few months and am struggling to find any guidance on it.
I hope someone can h | Vanessa T | 11-Feb-05 04:16 PM
by gerdarhondda | 8 | 796 |
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Claim form not received by LA
Not an uncommon scenario: Claimant posts HB claim form to LA who months later insist they have never received it and then refuse to date the claim fr | Neil Bateman | 11-Feb-05 02:10 PM
by Neil Bateman | 15 | 779 |
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Housing Benefit overpayment
Hi All
I have an overpayment case where a pensioner couple had their IS stopped due to one of them receiving a works pension, although they did not | Anne m | 11-Feb-05 02:04 PM
by Jill Fernandez | 3 | 419 |
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Treatment of childminder's earnings
I've not come across this before, but are people working as childminders always treated as being self employed (as stated in CPAG handbook p.955) even | jimt | 09-Feb-05 08:24 AM
by jimt | 2 | 355 |
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Feu Duty Compensation
Hi there.
Just a little information for advisers. As you may know the Scottish Exec abolished Feu Duty in Scotland in November 2004, but allowed Sup | Mcintosh | 08-Feb-05 01:13 PM
by Mcintosh | 2 | 400 |
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Pension being paid from abroad - fluctation due to exchange rates
Hi there
I'd be grateful if anyone has any advice on this.
A couple of pension age have recently moved to the UK and are claiming housing benef | Vanessa T | 04-Feb-05 03:03 PM
by AndyRichards | 1 | 343 |
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housing & council tax benefit
Is there anyone out there from Liverpool who can remember what year Liverpool City Council started to diregard war pension in full for housing benfit | mboyd | 04-Feb-05 10:21 AM
by shawn | 2 | 396 |
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HB teaser
the following is made up but the issue relates to a real case where myself and the Local Authority disagree about how much of an overpayment is due to | Paul Sweeting | 04-Feb-05 08:17 AM
by jmembery | 3 | 444 |
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Date of Entry
I have recently moved to a new post as the WRO for Tollcrooss HA.
I have discovered that the local housing benefit office have introduced a mandate f | willie sinclair | 03-Feb-05 09:47 AM
by willie sinclair | 5 | 499 |
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Housing benefit for claimant not moved in due to hosp. admission
Hi,
I have a tenant, who on the day she was supposed to move in her bungalow,became very ill & was admitted to a nursing home for treatment as the | Jeannette | 02-Feb-05 04:10 PM
by chrissmith | 4 | 448 |
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End of entitlement dates
One of our tenants has an overpayment for the last week of their tenancy, the local authority dealing with the overpayment has explained why:
"Your | Jill Fernandez | 02-Feb-05 03:37 PM
by Jill Fernandez | 2 | 329 |
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16 year old tenant with non dep father
I am looking at the benefit implications if a 16 year old, school age person succeeds to the tenancy of her late mother. My belief is that she can cla | rachelr | 31-Jan-05 08:17 AM
by rachelr | 7 | 551 |
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O/P - change from WFTC to WTC - DWP guidance
We have a case now at Commissioners concerning overpayment of HB/CTB as a result of the change in clients income from WFTC to WTC.
Local authority | Peter Turville | 28-Jan-05 01:33 PM
by JService | 5 | 415 |
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applying for HB through DWP
Hi everyone,
I have a bit of a problem...!
I have a client who say's that in September 03, when she applied for Income Support, she also complet | s rogers | 28-Jan-05 10:42 AM
by jimt | 8 | 566 |
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Housing Benefit review
Housing Benefit was cancelled from the 3/1/05 on the grounds that a review form was not returned to HB. The review form has been returned to HB dept | cgrant | 26-Jan-05 02:55 PM
by stainsby | 1 | 473 |
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Reg.5(6)(c) Social Fund Payment and HB on two homes
Could you all help me with this rather large problem!
We have had a woman with two children under 6yrs who moved from our supported accommodation to | lloyd | 26-Jan-05 01:46 PM
by 1964 | 22 | 1216 |
Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit
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