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Caselaw
IN THE UPPER TRIBUNAL Appeal No. CH/441/2021
ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS CHAMBER
On appeal from the First-tier Tribunal (Soc...
Latest Forum Posts
Money loaned for house purchase, is it capital until spent?
Amanda JB 19/05/2022
We have found our claimant had over £30k capital
most of which were deposited by family members, he ...
Northgate and getting it not to insert a nil award of UC
Andrew_Galliers 18/05/2022
I have looked at UC guide for Northgate a few
times and probably cant see the woods for the
trees. ...
Close relationship to landlord question
rory_mannix 18/05/2022
Hi
I am dealing with an appeal where the customer
was claiming at a property however during the tim ...
peterdelamothe 18/05/2022
New stats out today seem to show big increases in
sanctions.
"prior to legislation changes made ...
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 ...
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 ...