17 May, 2021
Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc) Regulation 2012Returning Members
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Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc) Regulation 201217 May, 2021
Welfare Reform and Work Act 201620 July, 2020
Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 201430 November, 2020
HOC report - treatment of monthly earnings in BAP30 November, 2020
HOC Report on claiming compensation for SDP claimants transferred wrongly to UC30 November, 2020
HOC library briefing - renting from close family members26 November, 2023
Chancellor's Autumn Statement impact on tenant incomes and LHA05 August, 2023
What happens when tenants claiming Universal Credit are imprisoned?11 July, 2023
Further expansion of migration to Universal Credit in your area!04 January, 2021
Universal Credit - Backdating of award following a move to a new council district!11 January, 2019
Working mothers win Judicial Review action - Universal Credit22 December, 2018
Universal Credit - UT Decision CUC-166-201729 October, 2018
Circular A7/2018 - Universal Credit full service areas: Guidance for local authorities29 October, 2018
A6/2018 - Housing Benefit operational information, performance support and engagement 2018/1929 October, 2018
DWP Circular A5/2018 - Verify Earnings and Pensions Alerts service13 November, 2022
Universal Credit – Risk Review Team - overpayment chaos!25 March, 2022
DWP supporting people arriving from Ukraine05 August, 2021
Universal Credit – Treatment of multiple salaries in one month!Consultancy sessions and bespoke training courses for Private Landlords
We regularly provide individual consultancy sessions for Private Landlords, where we sit down together, in your premises, to examine, in some detail, which particular aspects of Universal Credit are troubling you and your tenants. Doing so, alows us to, suggest new ideas and processes, including, the use of standard forms & letters, which greatly assist you in your exchanges with DWP and local councils.
We also provide regular regional training courses, on behalf of the Residentail Landlords Association (RLA), in relation to Universal Credit and Local Housing Allowance. Details of the latest courses can be found here:
Read MoreDWP circular provides some detail of the migration process, including issue of notices & process
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DWP guidance to its Decision Makers - very helpful document constantly being updated
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DWP's guidance for student claimants
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Critical guide covering a topic which causes landlords grief - OVERPAYMENTS!
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Access to decisions made by Upper-tier Tribunals which create precedent
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Search for Upper-tier tribunal decisions for UC/HB/LHA
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You can assess your tenant's potential entitlement to Universal Credit here
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Property Tribe's LHA & UC forum which includes loads of helpful advice for landlords old & new
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Excellent article explaining liability for Council Tax after contractual period has lapsed
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This is an interesting case as it involves the much disputed issue of liability - hierachy applied!
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Office responsible for amongst other things valuation & banding of properties for council tax
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