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moz
                              

Housing Benefit Consultant, The Wrekin Housing Trust, Telford, Shropshire
Member since
12th Apr 2005

Miners Compensation Payments
Mon 14-Aug-06 01:55 PM

Has anyone any info on whether Miners Compensation Payments can be disregarded for HB/CTB purposes?

Many thanks

  

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Replies to this topic
RE: Miners Compensation Payments, pat, 15th Aug 2006, #1
RE: Miners Compensation Payments, stainsby, 16th Aug 2006, #2
      RE: Miners Compensation Payments, moz, 16th Aug 2006, #3
           RE: Miners Compensation Payments, claire hodgson, 17th Aug 2006, #4

pat
                              

welfare rights advisor, Family Advice Information Resources,Edinburgh
Member since
27th Feb 2006

RE: Miners Compensation Payments
Tue 15-Aug-06 12:27 PM

if over 60 and in receipt of GPC,payments for compensation are disregarded for PC but not sure for anything outwith this

  

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stainsby
                              

Welfare Benefits Officer, Gallions Housing Association, Thamesmead SE London
Member since
22nd Jan 2004

RE: Miners Compensation Payments
Wed 16-Aug-06 09:37 AM

A payment for personal injury is disregarded for PC, but not as such for HB/CTB, unless it is put into a trust and it will then be disregarded as "a trust derived from a payment made in consequence of a personal injury"

(Reg 35(2)(b) and 43(2)(b) 1987 Regs Reg 42(2)(b) and 49(2)(b) 2006 Regs)

  

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moz
                              

Housing Benefit Consultant, The Wrekin Housing Trust, Telford, Shropshire
Member since
12th Apr 2005

RE: Miners Compensation Payments
Wed 16-Aug-06 10:51 AM

Many thanks for your help - Im also awaiting a response from my LA so will post a further message if I get any more info

Cheers

  

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claire hodgson
                              

Solicitor, Askews Solicitors, Thornaby, Stockton on Tees
Member since
17th May 2005

RE: Miners Compensation Payments
Thu 17-Aug-06 12:07 PM

the miner's solicitor should have advised re personal injury trusts ....

  

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