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Interim payment refused to EU client
Afternoon all My client won a tribunal against the DWP right to reside decision after establishing shes is an EU citizen with worker status. The
mircam01-Jul-08 04:17 PM0446
IS Single parents Work focused action plan
Hi, My client has had her first workfocused interview as a single mum, over 18, of a 5yr old. She agreed in her action plan to attend a 13 wk cours
mkwrg30-Jun-08 11:33 AM0455
Interim IS Payments Portuguese national
Client is a Portuguese national who has been in UK for 19 years. He claimed IS on basis of sickness. The client was deemed to be a person from abroa
sryan29-Jun-08 12:47 PM0456
housing costs ...
a warm friday midday howdo :) and just a quickie i think ... cl. is currently on cont. based j.s.a and will shortly move on to income based j.s.a. m
Sayo27-Jun-08 03:06 PM
by suewelsh
1459
Can a couple not be a "couple" for IS purposes?
Hi all, Sorry for the long post about to come but any thoughts/advice would be gratefully received. Client rcame to see me yesterday. She has an
sarahp26-Jun-08 12:06 PM
by frodo
5857
immigration stuff
i'm trying to find a copy of HC395 for an r2r case on Monday and was wndering whether anyone might have a linky to save me surfing all night.. It'
Dan_manville26-Jun-08 11:47 AM
by Dan_manville
4638
Students and SDP
Can anyone point me in the direction of any caselaw concerning students and the SDP. Client lives with daughter who is going away to university later
pc24-Jun-08 10:38 AM
by nevip
4621
SDPremium + student "non dependant"
Single parent claimant on DLA MRC and IS. Daughter about to go to University. She will live in college during termtime: main home with parent during h
suec24-Jun-08 10:38 AM
by nevip
3362
IS mortgage interest query
I relly should know this one !! Client is talking of splitting up with his wife. She intends to stay living in the property. My chap is talking of
lotte h23-Jun-08 11:39 AM
by bensup
3557
Maximum deductions from benefits
Hello everyone, I really need your help. I've got a client who's on income -based JSA at couple's rate and he's got a massive amount of weekly direct
cambridgelc20-Jun-08 12:14 PM
by Simon
4715
R2R - 5 years ... sch 4 para 6 eea regs 2006 ?
hello fellow welfare benefitologists :) and yet another R2R poser ... can a person, namely an eea national from portugal, gain the R2R if they have
Sayo19-Jun-08 05:22 PM
by ariadne2
3509
Deductions from IS to repay Water rates debt
My client has been told this is no longer possible. Is this the case? Thanks for your help
mircam19-Jun-08 12:46 PM
by Simon
3445
JSA and part time work
Hello all One of those I know I ought to know the answer but don't questions. A couple with one child. One partner works full time, gets WTC a
mpmap19-Jun-08 12:36 PM
by mpmap
3384
Notional capital from sale of right to buy house
Client in receipt of IS, HRm and MRc DLA and lived in a HE house. Her 4 children wanted to invest in the house so that after their mother had lived he
craigavon18-Jun-08 12:30 PM0367
Re: I.S question
Hello I have a client who has applied for I.S/ICB, she has ME and can only work a maxium of 8 hours per week, she tried to claim JSA but was too ex
SARLOUALD17-Jun-08 02:01 PM
by SARLOUALD
4404
Entitlement to IS after successful IB appeal
I have a client who was refused incapacity benefit on 18/7/07, he made a claim for income support at the reduced rate on 20/7/07 while waiting for the
Graham A4U15-Jun-08 07:10 PM0491
Overpaid IS official error
My client claimed IB/IS last year and was paid IS on incapacity grounds. When he went back to work he went to his local JC+ and told them, they did
charliek13-Jun-08 03:19 PM
by Essi
1422
R2R and Five Years
Hi, I've got a couple of R2R appeals coming up in which I am hoping to rely on the claimant being and EEA national legally resident for over 5 year
suewelsh13-Jun-08 02:15 PM
by Essi
6656
Income support overpaid after a tribunal
My client has been told that as Appeals Service Tribunal who considered his entitlement to Income Support on ill health grounds found against him, all
mircam13-Jun-08 10:03 AM
by shawn
3553
Pre 2000 Asylum Seeker
Client applied for asylum in 1998 at port of entry - on IS since then without a decision ( there was a negative decision in 2003 but Home Office withd
pclc12-Jun-08 12:10 PM
by pclc
3284
CIS 4299 2007 - income support and right to be here...
this may be of interest to you - a very new (end of may) decision it is here: http://www.osscs c.gov.uk/aspx/view.a spx?id=2439
claire hodgson11-Jun-08 06:48 AM
by claire hodgson
2612
Income Support and buying property
Another awkward capital question! My client is due to inherit £100k from her mother who is terminally ill. My client is currently on Income Suppo
Sam Warburton10-Jun-08 06:55 AM
by claire hodgson
1477
Rent Arrears & HB o/p
I know that the landlord can request deductions from IS at the rate of £3.05 pw to cover rent arrears (if over 8 weeks arrears)... But tnt also has
pipkin09-Jun-08 02:15 PM
by jutucker
6514
IS claim and residency conditions
Client is from Guyana and came to the United Kingdom in 1962 with his parents he has been in the United Kingdom since that time. Anyway it seems that
roecab306-Jun-08 01:49 PM
by jj
3386
Getting help with housing costs early.
The list of conditions enabling someone claiming housing costs to be treated as entitled to and getting Income Support (or ib-JSA) for a period before
Peter Newton05-Jun-08 08:19 PM
by ariadne2
1399
R2R and workseekers claiming IS
Could someone please clarify - do arguments for a workseeker having R2R but claiming IS because they have been wrongly advised to by Jobcentre Plus (
pclc05-Jun-08 11:51 AM
by pclc
7574
right to reside -mother of young children
has anyone successfuly challenged the exclusion from benefits of single mothers who can't work for childcare reasons? my client is a mother of a 3 and
southwestlaw105-Jun-08 11:48 AM
by pclc
81469
Criminal Injuries Compensation and trust funds
My client was awarded a large criminal injuries compensation payment in 2002 of over £200k. This money was placed in trust funds and from this he rece
Sam Warburton04-Jun-08 02:12 PM0298
Income Support/Pension Credit and Councillors Basic Allowances
Looked at the CPAG Handbook pages 849 and 884 respectively "If you are a local councillor, travelling expenses and subsistence payments are (and bas
andyp404-Jun-08 12:44 PM0271
R2R and commissioner decision
Does anyone have the commissioner decision from 30/05/08 re R2R? I'm eagerly awaiting this! Thanks
charliek02-Jun-08 10:58 AM
by Dan_manville
1328