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Does anyone recognise this piece of guidance?
Yes, I have seen this or something similar during my previous work in the DWP. I remember that the discussion on claimants owning properties started about 2007 with the financial industry recession. There were a lot of claimants relatively wealthy from financial services who had to ” sign on ” not so much for the weekly allowance but it was a condition of their mortgage protection/insurance policies.So a decision had to be made as to how many houses/rental properties as investments one could have and make a claim to Benefit. I think it was decided that owning 3 or above indicated that you were running a business and that you did not meet the ” availability ” rules for Conts Based JSA.
As far as your quote is concerned it appears to be a commentary on UC guidance such as found in ADM or in Jira Tickets raised by a UC SIL. I am having difficulty in locating it so I wonder if it was part of the ADM attached to UC Live Service (the prototype prior to the current UC Full Service ) and has been updated and replaced with the following https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66867c21899a6f92e5d9ccf5/admh5.pdf
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66155003eb8a1bb45e05e30f/admh4.pdf
Discussion here may be relevant: https://www.rightsnet.org.uk/forums/viewthread/19318/#91162
Splendid, many thanks!
Discussion here may be relevant: https://www.rightsnet.org.uk/forums/viewthread/19318/#91162
Yes, Charles links to HMRC self-emp NIC guidance, which it looks like this was adapted from.