The Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) are writing to David Cameron and Nick Clegg to raise their concerns at changes to PIP, particularly the introduction of the 20 metre qualifying distance for the enhanced rate of the benefit. They, and NAWRA, believe this could cause large numbers of people to miss out on fundamental support. The DBC news story can be found here and you can sign the letter via this link
Hi everyone! Just to confirm that we are heading to Edinburgh for our next meeting. We will be at City Chambers, 253 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ on Friday 13th September 2013 from 9.30am until 4.00pm. Full details to follow so watch this space! In the meantime, have a look at the Visit Scotland website for information about this beautiful city, the surrounding area and for accommodation suggestions. We will be meeting up on the Thursday evening, for early arrivals, …
Thanks to everyone who came along to our meeting in Bristol on 1st March 2013 and to our hosts in the city council welfare rights team. The minutes of the meeting and the presentations from the day are now available in the members area.
NAWRA met in Glasgow on Friday 14th September 2012. Many thanks to Glasgow City Council welfare rights unit for hosting the meeting Minutes and workshop notes
HMRC routinely collects information from credit reference agencies for data matching against tax credit claims. When this information leads HMRC to suspect an award of tax credit may be incorrect the award may be suspended while the compliance section conducts an investigation. A common scenario is where HMRC suspect a single claimant may have an ‘undeclared partner’ living with them. It is often very difficult for advisers to assist clients when compliance teams are involved. At the recent NAWRA meeting …
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