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Recovery of overpayments
looking at SI 2005 No. 2904 (see yesterdays 24/10/05 news item "housing Benefit overpayments").
T he SI has an amendment to reg 102 which includes t | derek_S | 27-Oct-05 09:42 AM
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overpayment recovery from a schedule
HB intend to recover an O/P of approx 5 1/2K. the tenants account is in credit to more than this amount and the tenant is happy to repay it, and was v | johnny | 18-Oct-05 10:47 AM
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HB Circulars A37/97 & A36/98 - has anyone got these?
Can anyone fax me a copy of para 18 of HB/CTB Circular A37/97 and paras 17-19 of Circular A36/98?
Have tried both the DWP and Hbinfo websites but t | Neil Bateman | 17-Oct-05 12:21 PM
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Council Tax appeal
A client and his wife had their request to backdate council tax benefit backdated rejected by the hb/ct dept October 2005.
I will outline the ci | Jeffery | 12-Oct-05 02:43 PM
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LA withdrawing CTB appeal
Can any of you sage people out there answer this one for me!?
Client appeals CTB OP decision, council request more evidence/info. Client fails to | SLloyd | 12-Oct-05 09:11 AM
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DHP's
Hi. I have just spoken to the benefits team here and they have told me that anyone who has had a PTD, prior to accepting a tenancy, is unlikely to be | NeilC | 11-Oct-05 01:09 PM
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Commissioner decision needed
Has anyone got a copy of CH/844/2002 I would be grateful if you could fax it too 01249 445812.
Thankyou | northwiltshire | 11-Oct-05 11:46 AM
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Recoverable overpayments/ official error
In May, my client was visited by HB visiting officer and was advised that his HB and CTB were being overpaid.
It took the authority a further four m | Peter Newton | 10-Oct-05 04:01 PM
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suspension in HB payments
my client is currently living in a hostel. The local authority are now using the verification framework. As part of this, they are doing checks with r | svenvath | 06-Oct-05 03:33 PM
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benefit cost per case
I've tried on the hbinfo site, but no joy. Anyone any idea whether I can find details of all LA's gross admin cost per case? I had hoped it was on a w | Fiona C | 06-Oct-05 09:21 AM
by Paul Treloar | 2 | 354 |
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Alleged non dep and ndd
Client just had o/p decision due to non dep son allegedly living with her. LA applying max NDD. He uses her address for correspondence only and which | suelees | 06-Oct-05 08:50 AM
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hb office must make a decision
can anyone point me to the regs or guidance that say HB offices must make a decision on a claim by a certain time rather than leaving it in suspense f | glenys harriman | 06-Oct-05 08:08 AM
by glenys harriman | 3 | 472 |
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Reg 7(1)(h)
I am currently advising a client who has been refused HB on the basis of the above regulation.
Is anyone aware of any case law on it?
It seems t | claire hodgson | 05-Oct-05 07:34 AM
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getting HB before actually moving in
Hi... I work for the Homeless Unit in Soputhampton Council... families who are homeless in an emergency from fires or violence etc are placed into eme | nicknicolson | 03-Oct-05 02:18 PM
by glenys harriman | 2 | 443 |
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HB forms and 'BFI'
I am working on a case regarding an overpayment of HB. The appeal concerns an argument of official error relating to the lack of adequate support to | Krista E | 30-Sep-05 09:15 AM
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Complusory Interviews?
You may recall the evictions and propblems we were and still are experiencing locally due to D&G Council refusing to issue HB claim forms and forcing | billmcc | 28-Sep-05 01:01 PM
by carol obeirne | 1 | 464 |
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Can benefit be suspended after it has been paid?
In a neighbouring authority my client's council tax benefit was suspended after they found out she had come off income support a month earlier. The au | Damian | 27-Sep-05 12:18 PM
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electronic assessment of potential entitlement ....
latest on the eBenefits National Project ...
' The e-Benefits pilot scheme, launched in Rotherham this summer, has had an immediate impa | shawn | 27-Sep-05 09:59 AM | 0 | 281 |
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HB overpayments
can anyone please help. we are a newly created RSL from LSVT and have a fledgling overpayment relationship with our council. we have had some problems | rentsteam | 26-Sep-05 11:42 AM
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Income or Capital
I have a client who receives a pension payment of £1500 every March from his previous employer. In July he lost his job and is claiming HB. Reg 34 sta | jeanette | 23-Sep-05 09:48 AM
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HB& Probate
I have a case were the clmt was renting from her ex-husband we have paid HB for many years.The ex-husband has now died leaving the property to his 2 d | Margaret | 22-Sep-05 10:19 AM
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HBOP appeal today for claimant
Hi all,
Thought i would get your view on this while i'm in the middle of revising.
I have a claimant (lone parent 2 children 1 of which has DLA) | bradw | 21-Sep-05 02:38 PM
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HB for notice period
Hi,
We have a tenant who is currently in hospital but can no longer live at home so is awaiting a place at a residential home.He has given noti | Jeannette | 21-Sep-05 11:57 AM
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the problem of moving within a council area?
Does reg 2 para 10 of the Miscellaneous regs (3) 2005 (see rightsnet
story
14 /9/05) effectively deal with the problem of moves within the area
bein | chrissmith | 16-Sep-05 02:54 PM | 0 | 296 |
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Discretion to recover overpayment
I am representing at a tribunal next week at which the issue is whether the OP is recoverable (dispute is over whether tax credit info was submitted o | rachelr | 15-Sep-05 10:35 AM
by keith venables | 1 | 413 |
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Effective start date of claim
Afternoon,
We're having a small opinion difference with the LA and not to sure who is right. Calendars at ready.
This is half hypothetical and s | bradw | 14-Sep-05 04:47 PM
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HB overpay from landlord - out of area recovery?
I work for a Housing Association specialising in Supported Housing. A young woman moved into one of our projects in January this year. At time of mo | Lostdog | 14-Sep-05 12:26 PM
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housing benefit in supported housing
We provide housing support to single homeless people. Recently Housing Benefit have been reducing the eligible rent because they say anyone on JSA or | qaf | 14-Sep-05 12:15 PM
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DWP customer management system (CMS)
This one has slipped under my radar, probably because the DWP have been behind in implimenting it. In summary they are reverting to the old system of | chrissmith | 14-Sep-05 09:50 AM
by shawn | 7 | 914 |
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Severe Mental Impairment (council tax)
We are looking for Council Tax Liability, Discount & Exemption Leglislation, Local Govement Finance Act 1992, S.i. 548 amended by S.I. 1996/636. Clie | mboyd | 13-Sep-05 03:01 PM
by Margie | 1 | 391 |
Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit
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