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Conference 2022
13th September 2022
We are delighted to announce the date for our annual conference in London.
We have our excellent venue again offering exceptional spacing. Zoom is also being offered as an option.
We look forward to meeting all of you on 13 September 2022
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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
Agents signed the Tenancy Agreement
Ozzie Bird 09/08/2022
Hi
Looking for a bit of help here. I have a case
where an agent has persuaded an investor to give
th ...
Claimed HB late notification to claim UC
BaileG 09/08/2022
Good afternoon
I have a case where the customer
made a claim for Housing Benefit and we did not
giv ...
Service Invaliding Pension or Service Attributable Pension, paid under the Armed
Amanda JB 09/08/2022
I've read various threads but cannot find a
definite answer
A1/2010 confirms a Service
Attributable ...
Temporary Acc HB claim -still joint UC claim with partner
cfowkes 09/08/2022
Hi
We have a person placed in bed and breakfast
who are unable to return to the family home for a
4 ...
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