Benefits, Housing, Vulnerable People Guides and Legal updates
Justice Minister Lord McNally has been advocating that LPA’s need a wider, younger uptake. He states in the consultation link above: The vast majority of the 700,000 LPAs currently registered in the UK (94 per cent) are for over 60s, Continue reading Lasting Power of Attorney’s Online a quick view
We have added a new test page and feed to our site located on its own dedicated page. It shall hold Housing and Mental Health law case and commentary updates from four main sites with more to be added. It Continue reading Case Law Feed Update
The conference room looked clean, a change from it’s normal state, perhaps the new cleaner is actually doing something unlike the last, or perhaps the Family Department haven’t had a chance to attack yet. Either way I can enjoy stretching Continue reading The case of the long step
A lot of practitioners acting as Deputies and Appointee’s as well as Mental Health Advocates etc need a more holistic view of the legal area surrounding their clients; we shall now be including selected Benefits and Housing case law as Continue reading Vulnerable People June 2013 Update
To help me keep up to date I curate case’s / useful information which have popped up during the month and keep it handy. I’ve been asked to distribute the same internally so I thought I’d post it online also. Continue reading Mental Health Law Update June 2013
The EU commission is taking the the UK to court for breaching EU convention law by adding an extra hurdle by way of Right to Reside and Habitual Residency Tests to EU nationals. Background Patmalniece (FC) (Appellant) v Secretary of Continue reading UK taken to court of EU migrant benefits
A recent article on the Telegraph mentions how it STILL takes banks a inordinately large amount of time to process Lasting Power of Attorneys. A quick google of Natwest shows this issue is not a new one. What is slightly Continue reading Natwest Bank and Lasting Powers of Attorneys
Under occupation From 1 April 2013, if you are a council or Housing Association tenant, Housing Benefit will be cut if you have a ‘spare’ bedroom. This has now been referred to by opposition groups and the media as the Continue reading Benefit changes in 2013
Main Benefit If you are not working you should be receiving either Income Support , Employment and Support Allowance or Jobseekers Allowance. If you are not in receipt of one of these attend your local Jobcentre as soon as possible Continue reading Benefit Types Overview
The site has gone live today at 19:55 with update being uploaded slowly over the next few days. Keep your eyes peeled