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Non-Commercial tenancies
I would like to put this case out there for discussion.
I will shortly be representing an elderly couple who sold there property for £80k, as the p | psmith | 19-Mar-05 02:46 PM
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fixed term investments and hb treatment as capital
i understand from the regs if a fixed term investment cannot be realised at all no way no how, then capital can be disregarded ,though if there is any | glenys harriman | 18-Mar-05 05:05 PM | 0 | 262 |
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Deprivation of capital
Is there anyine out there who can email or fax me copies of the following decisions re deprivation of capital and HB/CTB?
R v Caerphilly CBC HBRB e | JonL | 18-Mar-05 01:27 PM
by HBSpecialists | 4 | 586 |
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HB & criminal injury payment
Hi
I need advice about a 19yr old who has received a criminal injury payment. It has not gone into trust and has been paid into her bank account.
| cgrant | 17-Mar-05 12:46 PM
by cgrant | 5 | 429 |
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HB & CTB income or capital
I have a client who is in receipt of HB & CTB they have gone over the £16,000 capital. Local Authority (LA) now have now said they need to pay HB & CT | kevinstelfox | 16-Mar-05 02:07 PM
by bieldwro | 2 | 445 |
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AMENDMENT TO SS(CONTRIBUTIONS &BENEFITS REGS
News story 17.1.05
an Amendment to the above regs was laid before parliament on 12.1.05, adding a new section (5) to the SS (C&B) regs section | mike shermer | 16-Mar-05 09:50 AM
by jmembery | 7 | 363 |
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anyone got a copy of R v Poole ex parte Ross (1995)
cheers,
Paul
| Paul Sweeting | 15-Mar-05 09:02 AM
by Paul Sweeting | 3 | 292 |
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alleged cohabitation and actions of local authority.
I have a case involving a single parent whose HB/CTB was suspended over a year ago after the LA received (quite strong) circumstantial evidence that s | Tony Bowman | 15-Mar-05 07:42 AM
by Tony Bowman | 13 | 966 |
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Authority of IS tribunal over HB decision
I'm sure this used to be clear to me but now it isn't! My client was deemed LTAHAW by IS and was therefore deemed overpaid both IS and HB. The IS ap | rachelr | 15-Mar-05 06:15 AM
by tonysykes | 1 | 307 |
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HB underpayment
Dear All
May I pick your brains on this question posed to me by a colleague.
In regard to changes of address within LA area, I understand that t | Vanessa T | 14-Mar-05 10:00 AM
by jmembery | 5 | 532 |
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Recovery of overpayment where procedural failure
I have always thought (though not too sure why) that if the LA have failed in the procedures they have undertaken when seeking to recover an overpayme | JService | 13-Mar-05 06:59 PM
by Kevin D | 4 | 582 |
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Overpayments and "Person acting on his behalf"
A recent case taken to Commissioner by LASA may be of some (limited) help to claimant’s who are overpaid HB/CTB.
Reg 99 uses the term “person actin | Martin_Williams | 13-Mar-05 06:47 PM
by Kevin D | 2 | 391 |
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HB delay in recovery of OP
Help required.
2002 LA sent OP notification for £2100, which we got them to agree to invoice tenant. second notification reserved right to come bac | fib | 11-Mar-05 11:37 AM
by stainsby | 10 | 585 |
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Adpens - help needed please
Client iuc 4x. No decision rec'd by him (altho' LA say it's been sent - £4k going back to 1997). LA have said they'll consider a formal caution due t | suelees | 11-Mar-05 07:52 AM
by stephenh | 8 | 615 |
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'Estoppel' and the doctrine of 'Legitimate Expectation'
For any of you who are particularly legally minded....
Claima nt lived in a hostel over 3 periods of time. Decision to restict rent under 'old regu | MDR | 10-Mar-05 01:09 PM
by Martin_Williams | 1 | 434 |
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Payment of HB
We have a situation which there are a couple of benefit advisors who are dis-agreeing about this......
We have a tenant who is NOT forwarding the H | s rogers | 10-Mar-05 09:35 AM
by shawn | 10 | 690 |
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Benefit entitlement
Assistance required.
A claimant was issued with a letter indicating benefit entitlement for their accommodation from the relevant LA. This entitlem | keysey2 | 10-Mar-05 08:23 AM
by jmembery | 1 | 309 |
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HB and notional capital
My client gladly 'sold' former property to a woman 'X' who has since become her current landlady. It was agreed that X would discharge the outstandin | suelees | 08-Mar-05 03:33 PM
by stephenh | 4 | 469 |
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Award of qualifying benefit
I thought I knew this but am suddenly having a crisis of confidence.
If a claimant is awarded a qualifying benefit leading to supersession does th | Damian Walsh | 08-Mar-05 02:04 PM
by Damian Walsh | 2 | 294 |
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Local Housing Allowances
I would be interested to hear of any experiences of the new Local Housing Allowances. Whilst I work in social sector, it would be of interest to hear | matherj | 02-Mar-05 12:45 PM
by ken | 3 | 498 |
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payments of Hb to landlord
we are a housing society and receive payments of HB direct from the local authority. We therefore have responsibilities re informing the local authori | mary partridge | 01-Mar-05 11:25 AM
by fib | 9 | 707 |
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HB Overpayment tenant left property March 04
Hi all,
I have a current HBOP case and I want explore and confirm my options.
Case: We received a notification stating claimant left property M | bradw | 25-Feb-05 12:40 PM
by mike shermer | 9 | 481 |
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Reg 7(1)i - tied accomodation
I am having a tussle with the LA about this Reg. Claimant is a volunteer for 6 months for a charity and lives in accomodation on-site owned by the Cha | tassie | 25-Feb-05 09:42 AM
by HBSpecialists | 1 | 275 |
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"not related to the provision of adequate accommodation"
The DWP have tried to issue guidance in the past encouraging authorities to use this provision quite widely to rule as ineligible things like communal | chrissmith | 25-Feb-05 09:19 AM
by stainsby | 1 | 332 |
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CT liability
I'd be grateful for some advice for my client. This is quite a complicated tale so I warn you that you may suffer brain ache if you try to follow this | Shona | 24-Feb-05 12:46 PM
by ken | 4 | 453 |
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HB o/p - can I argue that they knew IS stopped?
Hi,
My reasoning ...
HB being recovered, according to decision "because DLA stopped".
IS stopped at same time (presumably for same reason b | suewelsh | 24-Feb-05 10:10 AM
by Assessor | 14 | 842 |
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Changes to the calculation of Tax Credits for HB ????
In his pre budget speech the chancellor announced that as from April 2005, there would be changes in the way in which income from tax credits is taken | JService | 23-Feb-05 01:12 PM
by Gareth Morgan | 4 | 597 |
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Exclusions under Reg 7(1)(c)-(e)
We have a family law client who lives in former matrimonial home. It was in joint names of himself and his ex-wife (now dead). Her executors have appl | Paul Witter | 22-Feb-05 02:38 PM
by Paul Witter | 3 | 478 |
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CH/2554/2002
Has anyone got this, and if so can they let me have a look? | Emmab | 22-Feb-05 02:25 PM
by Emmab | 2 | 310 |
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O/P recovery from tenant - then from landlord
This probably a golden oldie and I should know this, but sadly, I have never had the time to get an answer.
A local authority origin | Jill Fernandez | 22-Feb-05 11:32 AM
by chrissmith | 18 | 843 |
Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit
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