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Recovery of overpayment of Family Credit
Client has overpayment of family credit £4566.68 has paid back £2791.20 direct from benefit. Client was in abusive relationship when family credit ov | LA | 10-Mar-05 08:02 AM
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Access to Justice Alliance
The Access to Justice Alliance incorporating -Advice UK, Advice Services Alliance, Child Poverty Action Group, Citizens Advice, Haldane So | shawn | 09-Mar-05 02:42 PM | 0 | 319 |
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Confiscation Orders
I'm posting this on behalf of Desmond at 2 Garden Court Chambers desmondr@twogardenco urtchambers.co.uk
It was originally sent to me via a 3rd party | suelees | 09-Mar-05 01:05 PM
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Data management packages
We are a local authority welfare benefits and money advice unit: we do casework/telephone advice/campaigns/tra ining/information and social policy.
We | theresa rowe | 08-Mar-05 03:45 PM
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Child Trust Funds
Does anyone know when the extra payments for those families on low incomes will be made? | ali l | 08-Mar-05 11:41 AM | 0 | 207 |
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Re: new policy?
i have a case where client's request for revision of IS disallowance, and her med. cert were sent back to her with a 'fobbing off' letter. (she can't | jj | 07-Mar-05 08:47 PM
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Social Fund figures
Does anyone know if the DWP publishes a regional breakdown of Social Fund figures, especially concerning the number of successful applications for CCG | ali l | 07-Mar-05 11:26 AM | 0 | 195 |
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Housing Benefit
I work with 2 brothers aged 16 and 17 they are looking for independent accommodation and I wanted to know where they stood with regards housing benefi | piinay | 06-Mar-05 06:20 PM
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FREE Case Management Conferences
Case Management: An e-Government Success Story
Wednesday 13th April 2005 (Preston)
Wednesday 20th April 2005 (Birmingham)
11 am to 4 pm
It is | alexwalker | 04-Mar-05 01:26 PM | 0 | 252 |
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NAWRA - Swansea - 4th March
Just a reminder that the next NAWRA meeting is this Friday at County Hall, Swansea. All members are welcome and non-members are welcome to come along | Alan Markey | 02-Mar-05 04:54 PM | 0 | 288 |
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Re: how secure are PO card accounts?
client's fortnightly benefit was withdrawn from post office account, and he is certain it wasn't by him or any member of his family. his statement sh | jj | 02-Mar-05 03:45 PM
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Increase in overpayment repayment rate
Has anyone else noted that the Bradford Debt Centre for the DWP are advising customers with a benefit overpayment that their rate of repayment is to b | brg | 02-Mar-05 12:20 PM
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Young person from abroad after 18th Birthday
At which point does the entitlement to benefit cease for someone who was getting benefit prior to their 18th Birthday.
In the case I am thinking of | chrisduran | 02-Mar-05 11:25 AM | 0 | 219 |
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Civil Partnerships
I read in the DWP publication Touchbase that "A person who is living together with a same-sex partner(whether or not they have entered into a civil pa | HilaryJordon | 01-Mar-05 03:09 PM
by Paul Treloar | 1 | 395 |
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couple with different immigration status
wife is a British citizen, husband is seeking asylum and waiting to hear the outcome of his applcation.
Wife wants to claim CTB. Will she be treated | carol obeirne | 24-Feb-05 09:07 AM
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PAY SCALES
We are a benefits unit based in an NHS psychiatric hospital. You may well have heard of the new NHS pay scheme under Agenda for Change, of which we ar | Dave Coughlan | 23-Feb-05 01:56 PM
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rightsnet briefcase update
we've today added a link to rightsnet 'briefcase' to the navigation bar that appears at the top of every page of the site ... we hope that this will m | shawn | 23-Feb-05 10:36 AM | 0 | 235 |
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BENEFITS AND TAXATION
I seem to have come across a client (Over 65, married) who, until passing away in January, was paying Tax on his Pension income - state pension - (t | mike shermer | 22-Feb-05 05:23 PM
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HELP Entry on Post Office Card Account
Help. Client is receiving money into her post office account that is not hers. DWP and DBU know nothing about it - amounts total £947.00 to date. Entr | zoe | 19-Feb-05 01:44 PM
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electronic advice
Click here for a link to an article from the Lasa publi | Paul Treloar | 17-Feb-05 12:31 PM
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Comissioners decision
I am hoping that someone, somewhere has come across this commissioners decision R(S)1/79.
I have been on the commissioners decision site at www.osscs | salma | 17-Feb-05 12:05 PM
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legal aid & representation
At the moment, you cannot get legal aid for actually being represented at a tribunal?Commissione rs hearing etc - if you cannot find a LA/CAB/etc r | mike shermer | 16-Feb-05 02:37 PM
by Paul Treloar | 8 | 371 |
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peanuts4benefits
campaign following TUC Unemployed Workers’ Centres conference in October that agreed to build a campaign around the slogan Peanuts4Benefits.
[bloc | shawn | 14-Feb-05 01:07 PM | 0 | 527 |
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Supporting People Scheme
Can anyone give me some advise on a problem relating to Supporting People charges? I cannot find any "live" leads on the internet to help.
We have | belaibel | 14-Feb-05 12:48 PM
by Ian Mac | 8 | 578 |
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asylum support appeals
good news .........
A new Asylum Support Appeals Project (founded by a consortium including the Refugee Council, Asylum Aid and Advice UK) has been | shawn | 10-Feb-05 04:07 PM
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5 year plan to secure funds to develop a national network of law centres and advice providers
early day motion calling for a 5 year plan to secure funds to develop a national network of law centres and advice providers ....
' | shawn | 09-Feb-05 09:43 AM | 0 | 317 |
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Calendar of Maternity Rights and Benefits for Advisers Working With Pregnant Women and New Families
The Maternity Alliance has produced a Calendar of Maternity Rights and Benefits to ensure that pregnant women and new parents know exactly what they a | Celia | 07-Feb-05 10:21 AM | 0 | 368 |
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Using experts, paying for medical reports and interpreters
Not sure if people are aware of the Legal Service Commission's current consultation paper "The Use of Experts - Quality, price and procedures in pu | Paul Treloar | 04-Feb-05 09:29 AM
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"Benefit account launched for parents"
from today's money guardian ...........
A new account offering 7.25% interest to parents who save their child benefit payments has been launched.
| shawn | 03-Feb-05 04:13 PM | 0 | 270 |
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Late paid Class 2 N.I. and Incapacity Benefit
If someone pays sufficient late contributions (years later but before the 6 year time limit) do they satisfy both the first and second contribution co | Kurt | 01-Feb-05 03:47 PM
by Shona | 1 | 385 |
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