January 7, 2014
Life on Benefits Cuts Street This TV program seemed as if it had been chosen, produced and directed by George Osborne himself. He must also have arranged the scheduling. No sooner had it finished its selective tour of the hard up occupants of the 99 houses than the chancellor himself pops up demanding that half the future cuts […]
Read MoreDecember 13, 2013
Using an unqualified Benefits Investigation Advisor could cost you dear. You are worried about your Benefits Investigation. Be careful not to waste your money and get a poor result by using unqualified Benefits advisors who are currently advertising on the Web. To all extents and purposes their websites look like law firms. The name sounds like […]
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October 8, 2013
Bedroom Tax It has spawned court appeals from disabled people and prompted human rights concerns from the UN. Labour has promised to reform it, 59 per cent of the public want it scrapped and the Liberal Democrats are growing increasingly uncomfortable with it. The infamous ‘bedroom tax’ – which came into force in April will […]
Read MoreOctober 3, 2013
ESA and DLA appeals I have been watching the data on our Website. Many people are interested in DLA and ESA appeals but are reluctant to risk their carefully budgeted funds on legal advice. There are two main reasons for this: Until 1st April 2013 Benefits claimants were entitled to free legal advice under the […]
Read MoreOctober 1, 2013
Benefit Fraud Investigators use databases Benefit fraud takes many forms from failure to disclose a few pounds earned whilst in receipt of income based benefits such as Income Support, Housing Benefit or Council Tax to claimants who have tens of thousands of pounds sitting in deposit accounts in their name. Our earlier blog discussed the […]
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2013
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is awarded when claimants have medical problems that prevent them from being able to work. Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is granted when claimants need extra financial support to help deal with a disability. Almost all refusals of these benefits arise from a ‘medical assessor’ finding, following a short interview with […]
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2013
Benefit fraud, appears to be the flavour of the month for the UK’s tabloid press. It would appear the media are fed story-after-story by Government spin doctors seeking to justify far-reaching cuts to the Welfare Budget. Extra resources have been committed to fraud investigators. The inevitable outcome is undoubtedly a large rise in the number […]
Read MoreAugust 6, 2013
An avalanche of welfare reforms recently implemented by the Government has resulted in Legal Aid being scrapped for the majority of UK welfare benefits cases. Up until its withdrawal on April 1, 2013, we had been able to help people who had been refused Disability Allowance (DLA) or Employment Support Allowance (ESA). Over the years, […]
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