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Controversial company hired to get disabled people off benefit further to last week's rightsnet news story
[a href="http://www.rig htsnet.org.uk/cgi-bi n/sub_client/search. cgi?template2=news/u ser_details2.htm&ou | shawn | 12-Nov-07 03:54 PM by ken | 1 | 995 |
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Need for A2 and A8 nationals to register for work ... edited to correct link
Not benefits but may be of interest.
New regulations have been issued that remove the need of certain A2and A8 | ken | 12-Nov-07 01:39 PM | 0 | 543 |
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EMA - 'home student' criteria Does anyone know what the 'home student' criteria are for education maintenance allowance.
Google searches only show up references inviting people | Tony Bowman | 09-Nov-07 10:20 AM by Tony Bowman | 2 | 577 |
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Anyone from Powys? Bore da! I'm looking to refer someone for benefits advice. She lives in Newtown, Powys and I was wondering if any of you are based there? I've looke | suelees | 08-Nov-07 12:08 PM by SLloyd | 10 | 603 |
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Can Benefit claimant's be on governing boards I have been asked to advise on what are the benefit implications of a benefit claimant being appointed to a voluntary governing board - which in old m | derek_S | 05-Nov-07 08:56 AM by derek_S | 2 | 738 |
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Benefit payment arrangements during post office strike The DWP has today said that during postal strike action starting from 4 October 2007 those claimants paid by cheque will have their payments sent to t | ken | 31-Oct-07 08:32 AM by suelees | 3 | 1186 |
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Cancelling cheques I have a client with severe agoraphobia - his benefits have always been paid into his account which suited him fine as he can bank online.
Recently | jaykay | 26-Oct-07 04:13 PM by Rob_Price | 5 | 720 |
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Empowerment, Welfare & Work: In Work, Better Off <ADVERTISEME NT>
E mpowerment, Welfare & Work: In Work, Better Off?
Conferen ce - Thursday 22nd November 2007
Ashley Cen | shawn | 23-Oct-07 11:51 AM | 0 | 1037 |
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West Bromwich Help Hello, i am in Liverpool and have a client who is moving to West Bromwich. B70 postcode.
Her English is limited and i need help to find an advice a | jen | 23-Oct-07 11:01 AM by DJ Evans | 4 | 585 |
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Changes re Armed Forces Compensation Scheme 'Service personnel who have sustained serious multiple injuries in a single incident will now receive a full lump sum payment for each injury, under n | shawn | 15-Oct-07 11:31 AM | 0 | 584 |
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Means-testing for care 'may go' not benefits, but may be of interest ... 'The government has signalled that it may scrap means-testing for long term care of elderly a | shawn | 10-Oct-07 12:48 PM by PeteD | 1 | 740 |
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Challenging 'Right to Reside' decisions new resource from CPAG ...
C hallenging 'Right to Reside' decisions
'This area of law is new and many areas remain untested. We aim t | shawn | 09-Oct-07 02:30 PM by shawn | 1 | 2004 |
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Time limits for civil recovery of o/p My client was succesfully prosecuted for benefit fraud 12 years ago. She has not kept any paperwork so I do not know whether (what would in those days | sarc | 08-Oct-07 09:19 PM by ariadne2 | 2 | 788 |
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How to handle an interview under caution ... New 'action guide' from advicenow available @ http://www.advicenow .org.uk/iuc | ken | 08-Oct-07 10:11 AM | 0 | 1329 |
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Benefit Fraud and legal aid This is mostly for those of you that work in a law practice.
I am advising a client who has been offered an administrative penalty by the DWP. As p | Tony Bowman | 07-Oct-07 10:54 AM by SLloyd | 9 | 2104 |
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floorwalkers Can anyone explain to me what exactly is the role of floorwalkers in Jobcentres? Are they benefit advisers or glorified security guards?
I ask this | Ruth_T | 04-Oct-07 02:03 PM by bensup | 15 | 1618 |
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Interviews under Caution Our LA has said that it is wrong for us to advise those invited for an interview under caution (IUC) that they can have a non-solicitor person present | Tony Bowman | 28-Sep-07 03:05 PM by Theresa | 43 | 5648 |
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Sweet and Maxwell Hey chaps - have you notice? The index is back in the new deitions. Almost makes up for the lurid dayglo strips. | ariadne2 | 28-Sep-07 01:24 PM by Martin_Williams | 1 | 636 |
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poles & child benefit just seen this on the bbc:
http://news. bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/70 07163.stm
thought you all might be interested..... | claire hodgson | 25-Sep-07 10:32 AM by Martin_Williams | 4 | 1024 |
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Need help with Benefit related queries I am looking for help with some benefit related resources. I would be thankful to you if you could give me some online resources where I can master my | vamsi_kp | 20-Sep-07 10:48 AM by Helen Anderson | 4 | 781 |
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care charges / residential school ... i.b , d.l.a ? hellooooooo :o)
only i again, but with a bit of a poser here ...
have a cl. aged 19 who receives i.b , d.l.a high rate care / mob d.l.a. also ha | Sayo | 18-Sep-07 01:16 PM by Sayo | 4 | 815 |
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work permit holder and recourse to public funds ? howdoooooooooooo :)
and almost the weekend chaps and chapettes, hoorah !
anyway, back to reality ... tum tee tum ...
have a cl. who entered u | Sayo | 18-Sep-07 08:12 AM by Sayo | 2 | 716 |
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DWP are not alone.... I've had reason to deal with Centrelink recently - Australia's equivalent of the DWP.
I've written to them twice, both times enclosing my client's | Tony Bowman | 06-Sep-07 03:09 PM | 0 | 561 |
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DWP mail Has the whole world gone mad or am I just getting old? All mail for Newcastle BDC now goes to a Royal Mail sorting office in Gateshead where it is ope | BrianSmith | 04-Sep-07 08:39 PM by stevegale | 4 | 729 |
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Right wing MEP jailed for benefit fraud http://www.tiscali.c o.uk/news/newswire.p hp/news/pa/uknews/st ory8.html&template=/ news/feeds/pa_story_ template.html | SLloyd | 04-Sep-07 02:14 PM | 0 | 585 |
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Failure to disclose - it's OK for some As it's Friday afternoon:
I came across this today on the HMRC website: https://disclosures. hmrc.gov.uk/oaics/oa icsguidanceforms.pdf
It explains | Neil Bateman | 31-Aug-07 10:45 PM by stevegale | 1 | 790 |
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Public Funds & Immigration Rules HC 395 Hi, am looking for clarification or expansion following p.1324 of CPAG 07/08. Para starts "Some people coming from abroad with limited leave & subject | Amanda Dale | 30-Aug-07 05:15 PM by Amanda Dale | 6 | 1010 |
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Index to Sweet & Maxwell's Legislation volumes Does anyone know what has happened to the online index to Bonner? It seems to have disappeared from the Sweet & Maxwell website. | Ruth_T | 29-Aug-07 03:07 PM by Ruth_T | 5 | 769 |
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newly weds living apart - partners? Here's the situation: my client lives with her two children and has been claiming income support and full HB/CTB etc as a lone parent. Recently she ma | maddy | 24-Aug-07 02:23 PM by Derek S | 3 | 885 |
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The Problem with Contact Centres... I phoned the Jobcentre Plus contact centre at Dundee today. I asked if I could arrange a call back for my client.
The adviser said yes, but that he | Tony Bowman | 22-Aug-07 12:11 PM by SandraC | 3 | 750 |