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SF delays The Milton Keynes BDC are 2.5 to 3 months behind with CCG reviews.
What's it like in other offices around the country? | Tony Bowman | 11-Apr-08 04:06 PM by deni_esda | 3 | 706 |
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Independent Living Fund (ILF) HI i was wondering if anyone can confirm this for me. I have a friend who used to live in a care home which has now de-registered. Therefore he is n | anadeem | 10-Apr-08 02:35 PM by wwr | 1 | 606 |
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child benefit arrears Hi all. My client has a case currently with Commissioners, it is possible he may get arrears for two children for the last 8 years for Child Benefit, | ljl | 08-Apr-08 01:05 PM by paul__moorhouse | 1 | 794 |
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Crisis Loan and maximum outstanding SF debt CPAG states there's a "general legal maximum of £1500..." This infers it's not set in stone. Anyone got an ideas of how to get around it?
Thanks | suelees | 07-Apr-08 09:24 AM by suelees | 3 | 862 |
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Widowed Mothers Allowance Cli receives this, husband died 12 years ago..
Two children to husband aged 15 & 13.. She now has new partner, not living together and is pregnant. | pipkin | 04-Apr-08 02:19 PM by pipkin | 2 | 693 |
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Second Claim for a Funeral Payment within 3mths of Death Cannot put my finger on this one, either way.
Client was refused FEP for her 4yr old child when she made a claim a couple of weeks after he died. W | PaulW | 31-Mar-08 02:16 PM by PaulW | 2 | 747 |
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Maternity Allowance and interim payments Hello -
Just wondering if anyone has managed to get an interim payment for a client awaiting Maternity Allowance? and if so, how?!
My client is | Annm_m | 27-Mar-08 11:21 AM by jj | 1 | 1317 |
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Aaarrgghhhhh.....! I know im probably preaching to the converted, but I need a blooming rant..
Just come off the phone from tax Credits, as looked at an award letter | pipkin | 14-Mar-08 12:15 PM by nevip | 1 | 869 |
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funeral grant for a buriel in cyprus can a person on income support(who meets the criteria for a funeral grant) claim for help with the funeral of his father(who both have lived in scotla | adviceshop | 12-Mar-08 03:48 PM by ariadne2 | 1 | 656 |
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residential care capital limits Has anyone had word as to the likely capital limits for residential care funding under the National Assistance Act 1948, for 2008-9?
Departmen t of | wwr | 28-Feb-08 02:57 PM by Ian Collins | 4 | 822 |
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Supported Living Scheme and Multiple Occupation for Council Tax purposes I have made enquiries because a couple of the houses in the Council Supported Living scheme have had bills of 50% sent to the landlord on the grounds | elaine hogan | 28-Feb-08 11:47 AM by nevip | 1 | 526 |
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NHS treatment and A8 EEA persons Not sure if this counts as a benefit issue BUT my colleague had the following case and we're both stumped by it :
Husband is Polish national. Lived | Victoria J | 25-Feb-08 04:17 PM by jj | 1 | 634 |
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c.c.g review ... budgeting loan in the meantime ? ? ? hello ! :)
haven't had one of these for yonks ...
assisting cl. with a review of c.c.g decision.
while this is ongoing can cl. accept budgeting | Sayo | 20-Feb-08 10:16 AM by nevip | 6 | 932 |
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Independent Living, Direct Payments and the Tax System For those of you interested in Direct Payments and Individual Budgets you may be interested in a new research report we have published. You can downlo | JohnA | 12-Feb-08 07:16 AM by JohnA | 6 | 915 |
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Care Leaving and Community Care Grants: Dual eligibility? Does any one have details of any guidance that deals with whether and if a young person (16+) leaving local authority care can make a claim for a DWP | frankgreenwich | 08-Feb-08 10:38 AM by nevip | 2 | 844 |
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Advice agencies in the Fleetwood/Blackpool area Can anyone in welfland suggest somewhere that can advise and advocate on behalf of an older adult in connection with 'paying for care' and other issue | andyp4 | 07-Feb-08 08:15 PM by mike shermer | 3 | 595 |
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Chronically Sick & Disabled Persons Act - Social Fund. Hi there gang!
Have been advised, by a SF person, that the CS&DP Act 1970 is referred to by the Commissioner of the SFI, in relation to guidance on p | splott-paul | 31-Jan-08 07:46 AM by splott-paul | 6 | 1663 |
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EMA AS ESTRANGED 18 year old estranged from parents etc on qualifying course refused EMA. As a matter of principle the EMA people insist that the learner must be in r | BrianSmith | 25-Jan-08 12:28 PM | 0 | 863 |
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Claiming an underlying entitlement to Carers Allowance for someone on SDA? I have a client who is receiving SDA of £15.52 per week and receives DLA middle rate care and higher mobility. Her husband gets an adult dependant add | AmyJ | 22-Jan-08 01:09 PM by Tony Bowman | 5 | 1338 |
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CSA Absent parent is currently exempt from paying child maintenance due to being on IS, IB and DLA. Client comes under the 'old' rules for CSA. IS is due | nwrs0608 | 22-Jan-08 12:06 PM | 0 | 587 |
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Child benefit backdating and refugees Can anybody tell me where I can find regulations dealing with those asylum seekers (mainly from Zimbabwe)who have recently been granted indefinite lea | ali l | 16-Jan-08 02:08 PM by ali l | 3 | 1026 |
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Return to work credit overpayment Is a return to work credit overpayment appealable given that there doesn't seem to have been a decision made? Client clearly informed all offices inv | ali l | 16-Jan-08 10:30 AM by jj | 4 | 1624 |
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16 Year old US citizen resident in UK - benefits enquiry Hello there - I work for a small charitable organisation based in rural Cornwall advising young people on housing issues in particular as well as bene | rustyp | 09-Jan-08 04:46 PM by nevip | 5 | 1177 |
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War Disablement Pension
Can anyone help with a war pension query.
I have a client who left the Army in 1966. His discharge notice says the reasons are "below physical st | mark p | 09-Jan-08 03:10 PM by mark p | 1 | 643 |
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EMA query for client working and not living at home A client I am working with is 18 and in full-time relevant education as a hairdresser. Part of her course includes a days placement for which she get | rustyp | 09-Jan-08 12:31 PM by nevip | 5 | 801 |
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CSA - Recovery of arrears Hi,
I have a customer whose current child support assessment is £45 per week and similar amount is being recovered for arrears through attachment o | wrteam | 08-Jan-08 12:34 PM by Tony Bowman | 10 | 3115 |
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Disregards of former home I've always been a bit baffled with the following but have always previously had the value disrgarded for other reasons.
This time I need to consid | suelees | 07-Jan-08 11:37 AM by suelees | 2 | 634 |
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End date of NI contribution liability Does a woman cease to become liable to pay NI contributions a) from her 60th birthday, or b) from the 5 April prior to her 60th birthday (that being t | Peter Newton | 17-Dec-07 11:48 AM by claire hodgson | 3 | 813 |
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Carers Allowance and Full Time Education I'm aware of 'Fleming' and CG/3189/2004. Are there any other CDs in relation to this issue? Thanks. | jimmckenny | 14-Dec-07 10:34 AM by Paradoxides | 7 | 1030 |
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BUDGETING LOAN FORMS LOST BY DWP Here we go again
http://news .bbc.co.uk/1/hi/engl and/south_yorkshire/ 7141195.stm | BrianSmith | 13-Dec-07 09:10 AM | 0 | 729 |