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The One Stop Shop for housing benefit and council tax benefit information, including the most active discussion forums concerning benefits on the internet and the latest publications from the DWP, caselaw and legislation.
Legislation
Caselaw
A "family" commerciality case where the Local Authority tried to rely on "taking advantage of the scheme". These almost always ...
Latest Forum Posts
Ali Costelloe - 27/11/2021
I have seen a CIC recently incorporated which is limited by shares but those shares give no right to ...
Lump Sum DHP to reduce overpayment?
Andy Thurman - 26/11/2021
Very good point. I maybe got distracted by the "looking into downsizing" comment but sh ...
Lump Sum DHP to reduce overpayment?
pbirks - 26/11/2021
just a thought - but you have checked that now the non dep is living elsewhere, she doesnt have t ...
Peter Barker - 26/11/2021
Community Interest Companies may be limited by shares or by guarantee. If they are limited ...
Latest News
13/01/2020
I am announcing that from April 2020 Local Housing
Allowance (LHA) rates will be increased in line w...
universal credit amending regs
11/01/2019
Written statement made today in
Parliament
"Universal Credit is a vital reform.
It overhauls a le...
02/10/2018
Letter from Neil Couling to LAs ...
03/08/2018
DWP has set out its vision of how managed
migration will work and it makes for very
interesting read...