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new asylum support rates
not benefits but .... the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2007 that provide for new asylum support rates from april 2007 are available @
ht | shawn | 22-Mar-07 02:49 PM | 0 | 412 |
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help us to improve rightsnet ...
hi -
we're planning a programme of work over the next few months to update and improve rightsnet .... and we'd welcome your feedback on what you l | shawn | 20-Mar-07 02:34 PM
by shawn | 22 | 1426 |
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Prime Minister reiterates government's commitment to using benefit sanctions to tackle anti social b...
Re today's Rightsnet news story.
I still can't get over the fact that Tony still thinks that everybody who is guilty of anti social behaviour are o | steve_h | 19-Mar-07 11:38 AM
by Robbo | 26 | 1171 |
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limitation act and overpayment
client notified of IB OP june 2000
never recived decision since it was sent to her previous address, she had moved in march 2000
she first became | JimC | 16-Mar-07 09:40 AM | 0 | 447 |
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half price bus travel for benefit cliamants
apparently, half price bus travel is going to be available for Londoners on income support under an "oil agreement signed with Venezuela"
http:/ /ww | shawn | 15-Mar-07 08:30 PM
by ariadne2 | 1 | 478 |
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"Slivers of Time"
Does anyone have any information as to any special treatment of income derived from working in the "Slivers of Time" initiative? If not, am I correct | paddyhill | 14-Mar-07 11:54 AM
by shawn | 1 | 472 |
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benefit calculators
Can anyone point me in the direction of a benefit calculator that is relatively simple to use. We've tested 'entiled to' but seems a bit complicated | Freeman | 13-Mar-07 12:43 PM
by Tony Bowman | 4 | 621 |
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Benefit Take Up
I am trying to find information about estimates for the amount of unclaimed benefits. I have searched and must be suffering from Friday afternoon a | Shabir | 09-Mar-07 03:41 PM
by Shabir | 1 | 443 |
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Equal pay settlements. Capital or income?
A colleague has asked me to post this. All help would be appreciated.
Our council is intending to class the pay arrears paid to employees under th | nevip | 09-Mar-07 10:52 AM | 0 | 495 |
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SSLPA meeting - 'Recent Developments in Social Security Case Law'
The Social Security Law Practitioners Association (SSLPA) page in rightsnet swopshop has now been updated to include the minutes and supporting docume | ken | 09-Mar-07 10:37 AM | 0 | 398 |
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Select committee launch enquiry into simplification
Extract from recent press release:
Work and Pensions Committee
House of Commons *7 Millbank * London SW1P 3JA
General Enquiries: 020 7219 | SLloyd | 09-Mar-07 09:06 AM | 0 | 387 |
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Prison benefits
Following the recent article on Prison benefits published in the Adviser by Morna Rae which I would reccomend to any adviser working with prisoners an | Phil Wiley | 08-Mar-07 11:19 AM
by suelees | 1 | 527 |
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WITHHOLDING HARMFUL MEDICAL INFORMATION IN APPEAL CASES
Anyone looked into this issue ? Got Any stats. or info on scale of use of withholdings 'allegedly' harmful medical evidence from claimants and reps ? | Derbyshire | 28-Feb-07 05:17 PM
by ariadne | 2 | 581 |
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changes to worker auth scheme ...
not benefits but may be of interest ..
.. new regs out that relax restrictions on bulgarian and romanian students imposed by the Accession (Immigr | shawn | 27-Feb-07 12:14 PM | 0 | 399 |
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is the end nigh for refugee backdating?
they always planned to abolish refugee backdating on the introduction of the refugee integration loan and .....
.... the draft integration loan reg | shawn | 23-Feb-07 01:25 PM | 0 | 419 |
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Charities that may help a young person with funeral expenses
Hi
I am dealing with a young person who has recently left the care of the LA. His mother died recently and he took responsibility for the funeral exp | Joan BMS | 20-Feb-07 10:16 PM
by Neil Bateman | 7 | 887 |
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Hobsons choice between SDA and CA
Have we missed some important change or is it that I've not seen an SDA client in same circs...?
A colleage's client is on SDA and recently claimed | suelees | 19-Feb-07 01:18 PM
by ken | 10 | 790 |
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DWP well managed
As many as half of DWP senior management think they're doing well?
Blimey. | fkaGerry2 | 19-Feb-07 01:03 PM | 0 | 407 |
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Index-less legislation
I've just received the 4 volumes of Social Security Legislation 2006. There is now no index to any of the volumes! Am I alone in thinking that it will | David S | 15-Feb-07 03:42 PM
by shawn | 9 | 1279 |
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Just for fun part 2
A tale of yuletide cheer
Scene 1 – Cinderella’s cottage. Cinderella, alone, sweeping the hearth.
Enter stepmother (dame John Hut | nevip | 12-Feb-07 02:54 PM
by Andyp3 | 12 | 1166 |
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Overppayment Recovery. Benefits -v- Common Law
65 yo client in receipt of GPC. Just been released from prison after fraudulent claim and overpayment of PC £34,000 (plus HB and CTB). Debt Management | suelees | 08-Feb-07 08:33 PM
by ariadne | 5 | 714 |
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Advisers help needed re report on people with mental health problems engaging with wider society ......
Wendy Brown, the Research Manager at the Scottish Recovery Network has contacted us to say -
'The Scottish Recovery Network (who promote and suppor | ken | 06-Feb-07 10:21 AM | 0 | 430 |
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Customer Service from Debt Management
Has anyone else in my area had recent email from the operations manager for debt pre-recovery processes at Debt Centre Manchester? She agrees past ser | suelees | 06-Feb-07 09:09 AM
by suelees | 5 | 624 |
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The Beauty and Simplicity of CMS Claims
My client came out of work in May and was told to make JCP teleclaim. Refused IB due to insufficient NICs. Never heard anything about any other benefi | suelees | 05-Feb-07 11:51 AM
by suelees | 11 | 850 |
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Immigration
Client is married and husband has been given permission to stay as long as he is not a drain on the public purse. Client and husband are living togeth | JohnOrr | 02-Feb-07 06:04 PM
by ariadne | 1 | 461 |
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Notification letter received by a client ..
from JC+ includes the following
'The payment on 28 February 1852 will include your £10.00 Christmas Bonus'
Will they compensate her for the los | paulmmoorhouse | 31-Jan-07 08:26 AM | 0 | 429 |
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R(SB) 10/85; CSB/347/83.
Can anyone please furnish me with a copy of these decisions? I note previous requests for these but they still do not appear to be available electroni | hain | 30-Jan-07 01:21 PM
by ken | 4 | 422 |
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Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit
Hi
I have a client who is Pakistani national married to a British citizen. She has a two year visa, which is subject to no recourse to public funds | Muss | 29-Jan-07 04:31 PM | 0 | 395 |
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Assigning income
I've got a rather unusual overpayment case. Client worked as postmaster in a voluntary project designed to keep a rural PO open. Royal Mail paid a sal | pc | 25-Jan-07 12:44 PM
by pc | 2 | 533 |
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A toast.....
to my friend and former colleague Angela Williams who does her last day's second tier Welfare Benefits consultancy today after XX years as a Welfare B | Erika Helps | 17-Jan-07 01:46 PM
by Erika Helps | 5 | 876 |
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