| Topic |
Author |
Last updated date |
Replies | Views |
 |
Housing Benefit - good cause for late claim
I have a client who is middle-class, in her forties, and had never claimed state benefits before. She ran into financial difficulties and made a claim | dcarlin | 14-Jun-06 06:32 PM
by dcarlin | 14 | 1351 |
 |
Housing Benefit Overpayment - Undeclared Income
My client received CA in 1988. She states that she disclosed this fact to HB at the time but was advised that it was not taken into account when calcu | k.brown | 13-Jun-06 10:33 AM
by derek_S | 8 | 725 |
|
Two Homes and fleeing violence
Need some help if anyone has any ideas about this case, although it overlaps with housing law really. client left home to flee fear of violence due to | SueArchard | 09-Jun-06 01:49 PM
by stalbansbens | 5 | 593 |
|
Time limits for calculating underlying entitlement.
I have a client who has an overpayment of housing benefit from 01/02. This arose as a non-dependent moved in with the client. No deduction was appli | laura | 08-Jun-06 09:18 AM
by Saffron | 12 | 861 |
 |
HB CLAIM -
Where a claimant has asked for rent to be paid direct to the Landlord, is there a Guidance or preferably a Reg which allows the HB section to talk t | mike shermer | 06-Jun-06 12:15 PM
by HBSpecialists | 3 | 435 |
|
Housing Benefit Operational Database ....
any interest?
.... enables you to search data taken from Management Information Statistics returns made by local auths to the DWP
http://www.dw | shawn | 06-Jun-06 12:09 PM | 0 | 322 |
 |
Westminster City Council
Can someone point me in the direction of the Court decision against the above, which basically said councils had to consider making interim paymen | mike shermer | 06-Jun-06 08:54 AM
by shawn | 2 | 457 |
|
Housing Benefit and Income from Abroad
I client has been referred to our service who is currently in receipt of a disability benefit from Holland (Not sure the name of benefit as entitlemen | Sam Warburton | 05-Jun-06 03:29 PM
by AndyRichards | 1 | 319 |
|
LA deny receiving claim form (ho hum)
Many moons ago I seem to recall a CD re reliance on client's credibility. Client submits form, LA say not. Does anyone know it or anything else which | suelees | 05-Jun-06 11:01 AM
by jj | 6 | 528 |
|
When is an appeal not an appeal but a dispute
I have made a number of appeals against overpayments of housing benefit on behalf of the Housing Association I work for. We received a letter fro the | willie sinclair | 01-Jun-06 07:22 PM
by willie sinclair | 3 | 541 |
|
Is the Landlord a close relative AND Resident
I have a HB claimant who shares a 3 bed house with a sick parent. The Landlord is a sibling. The spare bedroom is occupied by various family members | karen.agnew-gri | 01-Jun-06 11:52 AM
by Kevin D | 1 | 419 |
|
quick sanity check on second adult rebate.
Due to a difference of opinion I need a quick sanity check from the forum on CT second adult rebate.
Cl works full time, living with her adult son | Mouster | 30-May-06 05:07 PM
by HBSpecialists | 2 | 449 |
|
HB whilst IB suspended
I feel like I'm never off this site at the moment!
Client's IB suspended way back in January - failing to attend medical. The delay has been exacer | suelees | 30-May-06 01:51 PM
by suelees | 11 | 576 |
|
Council Tax Benefit
Can anyone direct me to the guidance re home visits for security/verificatio n of CTB claim please? | Gwyneth | 26-May-06 07:09 PM
by mike shermer | 1 | 411 |
|
Discretionary Housing Payments
My client claimed a DHP in February 2006. The claim was not acted on until I rang the council a month later (20th March). By the time the decision wa | anned | 25-May-06 12:31 PM
by jmembery | 9 | 883 |
|
Housing Benefit/council tax benefit and low income
Hi everyone
I have a client who has made a claim for HB/CTB but her housing officer has told her that she would not be able to receive HB/CTB if | Jeff | 25-May-06 12:24 PM
by johnny | 4 | 503 |
|
Discretionary Housing Payments
Hypothesis: client who gets longterm Incapacity Ben with highest age addition was getting DLA MRC, therefore IS with SDP and full HB, loses IS and a c | ib | 25-May-06 09:48 AM
by Louise W | 3 | 545 |
|
HB suspension as son declines to give alternative address
client's HB suspended due to above. She was visited at home and they had a good nosey around but came up with no evidence of son residing with mum. I | suelees | 24-May-06 05:15 PM
by jj | 12 | 844 |
|
new trib of cmmrs on overpayment recovery ....
CH 4234 2004 - Scope of appeal rights where an overpayment is recoverable from more than one person ....
http://www.o sscsc.gov.uk/aspx/vi ew.aspx?id | shawn | 24-May-06 12:53 PM | 0 | 353 |
|
Official error
Just lost a tribunal case and looking for authorities to justify a commissioner appeal.
Couple decuded to claim concil benefits last October when w | derek_S | 23-May-06 10:09 PM
by derek_S | 7 | 690 |
|
landlord pays credit on rent account to HB unrequested
i have a tenant of a housing association who i think has been badly treated but i cant find reference to this type of scenario anywhere.
the pensio | johnny | 23-May-06 01:01 PM
by Duncan | 4 | 392 |
|
Housing Benefit and Savings Credit
I informed housing benefit in January that both members of this couple had been awarded Attendance Allowance and should therefore be entitled the doub | Nicola Wallace | 23-May-06 07:37 AM
by Nicola Wallace | 2 | 430 |
|
Late notification
Hi
I have a client, a single parent in receipt of pension credit age 63 that has an overpayment of Benefit which is being recovered from his ongoin | Carrie | 19-May-06 03:12 PM
by ramsfan | 6 | 559 |
|
Regulation 104, deadlines
Hi all,
My mind may be still on holiday shutdown so please forgive if this is an obvious one!
Claimaint was in reciept of full HB/CTB as getti | Saffron | 19-May-06 02:33 PM
by Saffron | 3 | 582 |
|
HB/CTB and inhospital 52 wks +
Client in hospital 52 weeks now. Has home leave during the day but not over night leave.
HB Zebedee book clear: no HB/CTB after 52 weeks claim end | tw | 19-May-06 02:05 PM
by tw | 1 | 303 |
|
Can non-tenant claim Housing benefit??
I have a client who is living in a council flat for which his brother is the tenant. The Tennant is away in the army and is not paying the rent. The b | laura | 19-May-06 09:51 AM
by Henri | 7 | 520 |
|
Duty to notify change of circs during assessed income period
Can anyone please clarify whether a claimant has a duty to notify the local authority of an annual increase of State Retriement Pension during as asse | Saffron | 18-May-06 02:49 PM
by Saffron | 13 | 711 |
|
CTB arrears
We recently applied for backdated CTB and PC for client. LA just verbally advised me full CTB for this year and he's been credited last years benefit | suelees | 18-May-06 01:07 PM
by suelees | 4 | 328 |
|
annual payment on interest of investment left to client in will ...
... client does not have any control over capital which the interest is drawn from (hope this makes sense) so would this annual amount paid to client | Sayo | 18-May-06 12:46 PM
by Semitone | 3 | 245 |
|
recovery of an overpayment by an underpayment on a different property
My client moved into a new property in May 2005. She was unaware that there was an overpayment dating back to 2000 - 2002 at her previous address. Bo | dcarlin | 15-May-06 03:08 PM
by stainsby | 16 | 613 |
Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit
Indicates pinned topic
Color icons indicate new messages