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Rent arrears and overpayment recovery. I understand that arrears of rent due to overpayment recovery, should not be classed as rent lawfully due. This would therefore prevent action against | willie sinclair | 26-Oct-04 05:01 PM by willie sinclair | 5 | 1018 |
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hb fraud ınvestigation client has provided all necessary documents and has established claım(4 years plus) heard rumour that hb say she ıs marrıed to person s | kharris67 | 21-Oct-04 06:01 PM by kharris67 | 6 | 1229 |
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HB Overpayment - Official Error Clients included all information of income to LA who subsequently omitted one of the IB from calculation, resulting in substantial overpayment. We hav | Ianw | 21-Oct-04 02:13 PM by jmembery | 7 | 754 |
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Verification framework can any one tell me where I can find a list of which london boroughs do and which do not apply the verififcation framework?
Also does anyone have a | Dan | 14-Oct-04 02:55 PM by stainsby | 1 | 625 |
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Housing Benefit OP from 2000 An overpayment decision was made before the ammendments for underlying entitlement in October 2000 and underlying entitlement was not considered. The | Damian Walsh | 11-Oct-04 10:12 AM by stainsby | 1 | 576 |
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Appeal won - Council redetermines to avoid outcome of appeal - is this correct? A claimant is protected under old HBR 11 (3) (b) but the Council still restricts rent and states within the determination “Unreasonable rent deduction | RayGuselli | 09-Oct-04 04:33 PM by RayGuselli | 8 | 1035 |
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housing benefit after notice Hi there,
I work at a hostel project for single homeless people. If a resident gives 4 weeks notice to move out and after the notice runs out if this | sen | 08-Oct-04 08:00 PM by Gareth Morgan | 1 | 516 |
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HB Appeal I have a situation where 4 clients appealed the same Transitional Housing Benefit decision in July 2003, a revised decision was awarded in Sept 2003 a | psmith | 08-Oct-04 01:43 PM by HBSpecialists | 1 | 478 |
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capital or income Now that most claimants are having their benefits paid direct in to their bank account this seems to be causing confusion when it comes to amounts in | jburton | 01-Oct-04 03:08 PM by stainsby | 1 | 584 |
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Unaccessible Capital? This scenario has been put to me - client is on Income Support, inherits a capital share in a house with 2 other sisters, valued at £9k. The house is | Alison Morgan | 01-Oct-04 02:57 PM by stainsby | 3 | 736 |
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single room rent Hello - hope somebody can help me.
Have a client aged 18 recently released from prison. Was homeless upon his release and is currently living in B | CVH | 01-Oct-04 02:56 PM by caroline | 2 | 602 |
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living at home weekends only Client on HB....non-dep. son has a job away from normal home Mon-Fri but returns over weekend...Probably Fri. evening. His employers are paying for w | alison1w | 01-Oct-04 09:19 AM by stainsby | 3 | 647 |
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Hinchy and LA Is Hinchy relevant to LA and HB claims ? Client had DLA but not put this on HB forms and they're refusing to backdate the dp.
Sue | suelees | 30-Sep-04 03:23 PM by AndyRichards | 1 | 567 |
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Childcare costs disregard. Could someone please confirm whether the disregard for childcare cost is limited to the amount awarded as part of WTC award.
I have a problem with a | Moufassa | 30-Sep-04 11:16 AM by BobKirkpatrick | 1 | 484 |
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recovery of Housing benefit overpayment after death of claimant HB o'pymt was being recovered from ongoing benefit prior to death. Sister has succeeded to tenancy and is now the HB claimant therefore ongoing deduct | Jeannette | 29-Sep-04 01:27 PM by stainsby | 10 | 967 |
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anyone you know ? '... personally knowledgeable, 'knows the answers', but works to get the best from others ... Has an open, listening style, uses humou | shawn | 27-Sep-04 11:40 AM by splott-paul | 10 | 999 |
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Council Tax Benefit I have a client who was in receipt of maximum CTB in Sept/03. A change of circs occurred in Jul/04 whereby he was assessed for IDB at 100% therefore h | peppermint | 27-Sep-04 10:55 AM by peppermint | 4 | 651 |
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Premature Recovery of Overpaid HB Has anybody any pointers on how to word an appeal against the premature recover of overpaid HB? Request went in to review late and HB recovered larg | Bernie Holding | 24-Sep-04 03:25 PM by stainsby | 1 | 567 |
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Old regulation 104 - Adan v LB Hounslow Posted by PaulStagg of No 1 Serjeants' Inn on 16-Jan-04 at 06:22 PM
NB - post copied across from old forum
The claimant's appea | shawn | 24-Sep-04 01:38 PM by Damian Walsh | 6 | 1383 |
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Definition of Official Error/ Ommission.
Dear Colleagues.
I have a forthcoming HB overpayment appeal. Claimant suddenly went abroad in an emergency, having notified the landlord before | jabbar | 23-Sep-04 09:29 AM by theron | 3 | 966 |
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Sch 5 disregard of capital :definition of 'incapacitated' I have a client who had to move out of the home she owned into a Housing Association bungalow due to no longer being able to manage in the house.
S | wwwcab | 22-Sep-04 02:54 PM by wwwcab | 10 | 717 |
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Overpayment - who is responsible for paying back I have struggled to resolve what has been a very complicated case for a year now. My client's Income Support stopped due to failing a PCA appeal on 1 | Sam Warburton | 17-Sep-04 04:57 PM by jj | 1 | 578 |
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Does anyone have G3/2004 I have been trying to get my head around how Tax Credits are calculated as income for HB purposes (and have now given up) and have come across the men | JService | 17-Sep-04 01:09 PM by JService | 3 | 520 |
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Cases on R(H) 3/04 issues. I've now got three cases with stays lifted now that R(H)3/04 has been issued.
As it happens, the LA that I am appealing against had such hopeless p | derek_S | 16-Sep-04 11:49 AM by shawn | 2 | 551 |
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Loan from a friend - Income? Lone parent who had a period from April 02 - Dec 03 when she was refused HB/CTB as she had no tenancy agreement. It was later accepted that her tenanc | phil storey | 14-Sep-04 11:04 AM by Paul Stagg | 2 | 619 |
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Overpayments - recovery from landlords Hi
We have received a notification of a very large (over £7000)overpayment of Housing Benefit for a former tenant of one of our properties. The ten | vn | 13-Sep-04 11:54 AM by stainsby | 9 | 1750 |
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Contrived Tenancy Help I have a client who is in a same sex relationship. She claimed Housing Benefit from Kings Lynn Council but was told tenancy on none commercial basis s | G Lonergan | 09-Sep-04 11:33 AM by Kevin D | 5 | 1830 |
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HB Backdating (over 60's) Have a little problem with backdating of claims by the over 60's.
Have one authority who refuse to consider there is special backdate rules for widow | derek_S | 09-Sep-04 10:51 AM by derek_S | 2 | 766 |
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Fleeing violence and intention to return Hi all
I've posted before about this client and we have now reached a dead end with LA and have appeal papers in.
The situ is this- following ongoin | juliev | 07-Sep-04 02:21 PM by Kevin D | 2 | 703 |
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HB/CTB TAKE UP CAMPAIGN Help!! Has anyone got any interesting or unusual ideas for a take up campaign mainly for general needs tenants. We already do joint surgeries for our | MargaretGarner | 02-Sep-04 02:46 PM by philadlard | 1 | 682 |