Category: benefits

What is the no recourse to public funds condition? – Free Movement

Posted February 21st, 2017 in benefits, crime, freedom of movement, immigration, news, social security by sally

‘The “no recourse to public funds” condition is imposed on grants of limited leave to enter or remain with the effect of prohibiting the person holding that leave from accessing certain defined public funds. A person who claims public funds despite such a condition is committing a criminal offence and there may well be future immigration consequences as well, as any existing leave can be curtailed or a future application refused.’

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Free Movement, 21st February 2017

Source: www.freemovement.org.uk

Army brigadier becomes most senior officer to appear at court martial in 65 years – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 26th, 2017 in armed forces, benefits, courts martial, education, families, married persons, news by tracey

‘An Army brigadier has become the most senior officer to appear before a court martial in 65 years as he admitted breaking rules when he claimed money for his sons’ school fees.’

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Daily Telegraph, 25th January 2017

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Thousands left homeless by shortage of legal aid lawyers, say charities – The Guardian

Posted December 19th, 2016 in benefits, homelessness, housing, Law Society, legal aid, Ministry of Justice, news, statistics by sally

‘Thousands of people are being made homeless every year because they cannot find lawyers to help them resist eviction, charities are warning.’

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The Guardian, 18th December 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Housing benefit – Local Government Law

Posted December 8th, 2016 in appeals, benefits, housing, local government, news, social security, tribunals by tracey

‘Housing benefit is “a means tested benefit provided under section 130 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and subordinate regulations”. Its “purpose is to help claimants with their rental costs”. There is “a prescribed mechanism for determining in each case the appropriate maximum housing benefit”.’

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Local Government Law, 5th December 2016

Source: www.11kbw.com/blogs/local-government-law

The UN Just Criticised The UK’s Record On Disability Rights – RightsInfo

Posted November 16th, 2016 in benefits, disabled persons, human rights, legal aid, news, reports, social services, United Nations by sally

‘The UK government’s welfare reform policy has resulted in systematic violations of the human rights of disabled persons, according to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.’

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RightsInfo, 14th November 2016

Source: www.rightsinfo.org

With and without foundation – Bedroom tax in Supreme Court – Nearly Legal

Posted November 10th, 2016 in appeals, benefits, disability discrimination, disabled persons, housing, human rights, news, rape, sex discrimination, social services, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court has handed down its judgment in the culmination of years of cases on the discriminatory impact of the ‘removal of the spare room subsidy’ – the bedroom tax. The outcome was mixed, even including a split judgment on one case, but in at least one respect, the bedroom tax regulations were held to unlawfully and unjustifiably discriminate against households with disabled members.’

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Nearly Legal, 9th November 2016

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

Families win supreme court appeals over ‘unfair’ bedroom tax – The Guardian

Posted November 10th, 2016 in appeals, benefits, disability discrimination, housing, human rights, news, social services, Supreme Court by sally

‘Two families who claimed that the bedroom tax, which restricts housing subsidies, was unfair have won their appeals against the UK government at the supreme court.’

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The Guardian, 9th November 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Seven charts which show how the UK is failing domestic violence victims – The Independent

Posted September 5th, 2016 in benefits, domestic violence, news, statistics, women by sally

‘Research by Women’s Aid has revealed that two-thirds of domestic violence shelters face closure under Government welfare cuts.’

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The Independent, 5th September 2016

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Two-thirds of domestic violence shelters facing closure due to welfare cuts, research suggests – The Independent

Posted September 5th, 2016 in benefits, domestic violence, news by sally

‘Two-thirds of domestic violence shelters in England and Wales are facing closure due to welfare reforms, research has found.’

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The Independent, 5th September 2016

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Mother jailed for making children have surgery so she could claim benefits – The Guardian

Posted August 16th, 2016 in benefits, child abuse, medical treatment, news, sentencing, social security by sally

‘A mother who lied about her children being ill, forcing them to have surgery as part of a plan to falsely claim benefits, has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years.’

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The Guardian, 15th August 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Trans women are being forced to get divorced just to claim their pension – The Independent

Posted August 12th, 2016 in appeals, benefits, divorce, families, gender, human rights, news, pensions, sex discrimination, Supreme Court, transgender persons, women by sally

‘Where an individual is recognised by the state in her passport and driving licence as a woman, why should she be required to end her marriage just to claim the pension that is rightfully hers?’

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The Independent, 11th August 2016

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Anger over legal aid bill for Ellie Butler’s parents – The Guardian

Posted August 8th, 2016 in benefits, child cruelty, children, costs, custody, families, fees, grandparents, legal aid, legal representation, murder, news by sally

‘The grandfather of murdered six-year-old Ellie Butler has condemned the legal aid granted to her killer father, amid reports the taxpayer picked up a bill of more than £1.5m for his legal expenses.’

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The Guardian, 6th August 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ellie Butler murder: Father displayed ‘pattern of impulsive violence’ – BBC News

Posted August 1st, 2016 in appeals, benefits, child cruelty, children, family courts, housing, local government, murder, news, perverting the course of justice, sentencing by Mark L

‘A man who murdered his six-year-old daughter was described as displaying a “pattern of impulsive violence” months before she died, it has been revealed.’

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BBC News, 30th July 2016

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iPhone evidence ‘could be more effective than court hearing’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 25th, 2016 in benefits, child support, computer programs, courts, divorce, evidence, family courts, HM Courts Service, internet, news, ombudsmen, probate, road traffic offences, telecommunications, video recordings by sally

‘Resolving neighbour disputes using iPhone evidence and a video hearing might be more effective than the parties travelling several miles to court, a senior government official has said, outlining significant developments to modernise the justice system.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 21st July 2016

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Mother forced her children to undergo serious operations they did not need to claim £375,000 benefits – The Independent

Posted July 20th, 2016 in benefits, child cruelty, children, families, medical treatment, news by tracey

‘A mother has been convicted of child cruelty after forcing her children to undergo gastric surgery they didn’t need in order to claim £375,000 in benefits.’

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The Independent, 20th July 2016

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Court of Appeal: no room for “grandiloquent, rhetorical” advocacy in modern trials – Legal Futures

Posted July 8th, 2016 in advocacy, appeals, barristers, benefits, fraud, news by sally

‘The “grandiloquent, rhetorical and at times almost facetious” advocacy style of a criminal defence barrister has no place in modern trials, the Court of Appeal has said.’

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Legal Futures, 8th July 2016

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Landlord sentenced after admitting conspiring to defraud council – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 20th, 2016 in benefits, conspiracy, contempt of court, fraud, HM Revenue & Customs, landlord & tenant, local government, news, proceeds of crime, sentencing, suspended sentences by tracey

‘A landlord has been sentenced to 17 months in prison suspended for 12 months after she admitted conspiring to defraud a district council.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 17th June 2016

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

EU court rejects child benefits challenge – BBC News

Posted June 14th, 2016 in benefits, children, EC law, immigration, news, social services, tax credits by sally

‘A challenge to the UK’s right to deny some EU migrants child benefit and child tax credits has been rejected by European judges.’

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BBC News, 15th June 2016

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From the County Courts – deposits, evictions and introductory tenancies – Nearly Legal

Posted June 13th, 2016 in appeals, benefits, county courts, damages, deposits, documents, fraud, harassment, housing, landlord & tenant, local government, news, notification, rent, repossession, statutory demands by sally

‘Some county court cases reported in the indispensable ‘Housing: Recent Developments’ in Legal Action for May 2016. Cases involve introductory tenancies, deposits, harassment and illegal eviction.’

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Nearly Legal, 12th June 2016

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

Refusnik rev: the vicar ​whose council tax protest could put him in jail – The Guardian

Posted June 9th, 2016 in bailiffs, bankruptcy, benefits, budgets, clergy, costs, council tax, local government, news, statistics by sally

‘Retired clergyman Paul Nicolson, who is refusing to pay council tax in solidarity with those hit by benefit cuts, explains why he’s happy to take the consequences.’

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The Guardian, 8th June 2016

Source: www.guardian.co.uk