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clerical claims
Hello All
Can anyone remember or can someone signpost me to one of the posts that discussed clerical claims. A DWP Managers internal bulletin (I | cj1 | 20-Dec-06 11:33 PM
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Family memeber and right to reside
Client was awarded JSA but they have now decided that they made a mistake and that he doesn't have a right to reside (he hadn't done 1years work). For | Damian | 20-Dec-06 12:05 PM
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IS and Caring
Just had a talk with JCP office about a client's IS claim as a carer. Was told that claim cannot be made because person being cared for had been refus | rogerr | 20-Dec-06 11:54 AM
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INCOME FROM SUPPORTING PEOPLE
At age 18 care leavers sometimes go into supported lodging arrangements. The providers get income from rent (generally in the form of Housing Benefit | BrianSmith | 20-Dec-06 07:46 AM
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JSA SUSPENDED
hi everyone
I am assisting a client with a learning disability who was on income based JSA but informed the jobcentre that he did not wish to sign | Jeff2006 | 19-Dec-06 12:31 PM
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Government to consider toughening benefit sanctions rules
Well, SSAC say "they're not working let's abolish them", so our Home Secretary says "Let's harden 'em instead. No-one understands them until they've b | Dan_manville | 19-Dec-06 12:19 PM
by Paul_Treloar_ | 2 | 380 |
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HOUSING COSTS
Client separated amicably from husband a bit under 39 weeks ago. She has remained in the jointly owned former matrimonial home, jointly mortgaged. Two | BrianSmith | 15-Dec-06 09:49 PM
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re: income support capital in excess not disclosed
hi
have a client who basically made a claim to IS and has been investigated. He basically did not disclose the money that was in about 10 bank acco | salma | 14-Dec-06 10:10 AM
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Is asking questions about the claimant from neighbors allowed?
A Client (on JSA-IB) recently told me that he believes DWP investigation officers (probably fraud investigation officers) were snooping around his ne | Mouster | 08-Dec-06 11:35 AM
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working hours reduced to 75% or less due to disabiltiy - Income Support
CPAG (2005/6) p 300 says that if, due to a disability an individuals employment is limited to 75% or less than a non disabled person in same job they | southwest | 07-Dec-06 09:11 PM
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JCP Closures
Maybe this is just mischeif making on a friday afternoon......Our local jobcentre had it's JCP makeover (new furniture, lighting flooring etc) two yea | stevehaz | 05-Dec-06 10:58 AM
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WRO in East Sussex (Seaford)
Hi everyone
I'm looking for advice/representatio n for a girl I know who has a complex IS appeal. She lives in Seaford, East Sussex, which comes un | Lorraine | 05-Dec-06 08:20 AM
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Evidence requirement
Dear All,
I have a client who is in psychiatric hospital. He was admitted after sleeping rough for a number of years. He finally agreed to make a c | Paul Edwards | 01-Dec-06 04:46 PM
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DWP - disputing hours worked by a small holder
Looking at challenging a tribunal decision in which the partner of the claimant (income support has a couple of very debilitating disabilities and a c | andy p2 | 01-Dec-06 04:43 PM
by SLloyd | 25 | 1180 |
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Third Party Payments for ex-resident
Client in one of our properties has been paying ineligible rent through Third Party Payments from benefit. He is moving out, but leaving substantial | Lostdog | 30-Nov-06 02:20 PM | 0 | 253 |
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IS and capital
Hi all,
Client joint owner with ex. They separated and she remained there with kids but in May moved out to rented property due to severely disabled | suelees | 29-Nov-06 11:20 AM
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Income from ex-partners / ex-spouses
I just wanted to canvass people for any recent experience relating to DWP treatment of income from liable relatives, for Income Support purposes. A cl | expresstraining | 29-Nov-06 10:29 AM
by rachelh | 2 | 756 |
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Capital Deprivation
Hi, I have a client, single mother with three kids. She left marital home in 2004 and claimed I.S. The DWP urged her to get marital home sold so ex bo | ljl | 28-Nov-06 09:56 PM
by Claire | 1 | 479 |
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Urgent help! Children in foster care - part time return to client
Urgent help needed please, I am in one of those can't see the wood for the trees dilemas
Client is single with 2 children u16. Children are in fos | SLloyd | 28-Nov-06 10:37 AM
by SLloyd | 5 | 510 |
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help with housing costs
Query re linking rules for help with housing costs. client applied for income support 2004. Has been in receipt of IB from 2004. Income was too high | c h | 28-Nov-06 09:27 AM | 0 | 296 |
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Major Works Charges and Pension Credit
Has anyone had any luck in getting help for leaseholders in paying for charges as a result of major works, carried out to improve accomodation in line | Mr R Challinor | 27-Nov-06 07:40 PM | 0 | 252 |
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Baumbast and schooling
Anyone got an opinion on actually attending school for arguments based on Baumbast? My client claimed IS after a relationship breakdown and moved at t | Damian | 24-Nov-06 10:18 AM
by Martin_Williams | 3 | 837 |
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Is there an appeal here?
Sorry.. I get the feeling this is simple, but I'm getting a few symptoms today (drowsy) and there's no-one around the office to ask:
Client finish | neil-law | 23-Nov-06 08:31 PM
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disallowance of JSA ..
client dylexic. went to sign on tuesday this week. then went to PO for money, no money. went back to jobcentre - told disallowed because they say he | claire hodgson | 23-Nov-06 10:59 AM
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notional income
Client has maintenance set by a court order which is intermittently paid by Ex. Client claimed IS and was told that the maintenance would be taken int | Nic | 23-Nov-06 10:41 AM
by jj | 4 | 522 |
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JSA & Holidays
In the good old days, when a person was signing on as unemployed, if they had a holiday booked which overlapped with the period when they should | mike shermer | 23-Nov-06 10:38 AM
by stevehaz | 2 | 448 |
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Incapacity Benefit and Income Support
I have a client age over 55 but not yet 60, a lady. Widowed about 11 months ago so Bereavement Allowance near to exhausting.
Has been ill since be | Sandra Bird | 22-Nov-06 08:28 PM
by Sandra Bird | 2 | 493 |
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CLERICAL CLAIMS
Below is an extract from the JCP local office's "Manager's Update", which is self explanatory and should in theory make some of our client's lives s | mike shermer | 20-Nov-06 12:20 PM
by mike shermer | 64 | 3376 |
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ineligible Service Charges
Hi,
I have a client who has asked me to assist her with an appeal against a decision not to include an element of her service charge in her housing | roecab2 | 15-Nov-06 01:16 PM | 0 | 332 |
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Trust funds
Wonder if anyone can shed some more light on trust funds with regard to their treatment as capital for IS and also hb/ctb.
The circumstances are th | sara lewis | 15-Nov-06 12:03 PM
by sara lewis | 2 | 408 |
Income Support & Jobseeker's Allowance
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