Department of Work and Pensions
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HOUSING BENEFIT CIRCULARS Department of Work and Pensions |
| Due to the restraints that have been forced
upon us by the Department of Work and Pensions we are no longer able to
publish any of the HB/CTB circulars.
To link to the Department of Works & Pensions website for the complete HB/CTB circular please follow the link Benefit Circulars |
| A1/2002 | 1. New look HB/CTB Circulars and distribution
arrangements 2. Amendments to Circulars A48/2001 & A53/2001 3. Estimating earnings 4. Participation in the pilot to involve Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) in HB verification work |
| A2/2002 | Industrial action in DWP offices - contingency plans |
| A3/2002 | Guidance on performance indicator relating to
recoverable overpayments provided in: - DTLR's "Best Value Performance Indicators for 2001/02" (BV 79b in England) - National Assembly Wales (NAW) circular 8/2001 - Local Government Act 1992 Statutory Performance Indicators (Accounts Commission - Scoltand) |
| A5/2002 | Appeals Commissioner's Decision CH/3853/2001. Submissions to appeal tribunals and Commissioners. Time limits |
| A6/2002 | HB Work Programme - Regulation/potential regulation changes |
| A7/2002 | 1. Rent Officer referrals for tenancies that
include mixed residential and commercial properties 2. Impact on HB take-up of latest Minimum Income Guarantee service improvement work - commencing April 2002 |
| A8/2002 | 1. Delay to children (Leaving Care)
legislation in Scotland 2. Registration of childcare-providers 3. Replacing therapeutic work with new permitted work rules 4. Ware Pension disregards |
| A9/2002 | Circular A53/2001 - Questions and Answers |
| A10/2002 | Introduction of new arrangements for handling misconceived appeals from 18 March 2002 |
| A11/2002 | Supersession, revision and appeal rights |
| A12/2002 | Loss of Benefit Provisions ('Two Strikes') |
| A13/2002 | HB/CTB Guidance Manual |
| A14/2002 | Loss of Benefit Provisions (known as 'Two Strikes') |
| A15/2002 | 1. MS returns for payments under the
Transitional Housing Benefit Scheme (THBS) 2. Additional information on the supply of THBS data for Supporting People implementation 3. Childcare charges eligible under THBS |
| A16/2002 | Form B79 Notification of discharge from
prison Amendment to HB/CTB Guidance Manual |
| A17/2002 | 1. New regulations to allow DWP staff to
collect information relating to HB and CTB on behalf of LAs 2. Decision Making and Appeals 3. Amendment to HB/CTB A16/2002 |
| A18/2002 | 1. Updated DWP contact list 2. Amendment to HB/CTB circular A8/2002 3. Amendment to HB/CTB circular A17/2002 |
| A19/2002 | Help Team Toolkit |
| A20/2002 | 1. Rates of loans/grants and disregards 2. Student rent deduction 3. Treatment of loans and grants 4. Childcare grants 5. Intercalating students 6. Minor consequential changes |
| A21/2002 | 1. The Social Security Amendment (Personal
Allowance for Children and Young Persons) 2. Changes to Invalid Care Allowance and effect on Carer Premium |
| A22/2002 | The Contracting Out (Functions of Local Authorities: Income-Related Benefits) Order 2002 |
| A23/2002 | Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit Rapid Reclaim |
| A24/2002 | Personal Injury Payments & Addition to Circular A20/2002 |
| A25/2002 | 1. Children (leaving Care) (Amendment -
Wales) Regulations 2002 2. The Soci8al Security Amendment (Capital Disregards) Regulations |
| A26/2002 | National Savings Certificates |
| A28/2002 | 1. Referring RSL rents to the Rent
Officer 2. Removal of the requirement to refer over-accommodated RSL tenancies that are subject to a large scale voluntary transfer taking place on or after 7th October 2002 3. Late Appeals - advising the Appeals Service 4. How to treat income from the Department of Education & Skills to the Teacher Training Loan Scheme 5. UK properly valuations |
| A29/2002 | 1. Redesign of form BF79 - Notification
of Discharge from Prison 2. Updated DWP contact list 3. HB Work Programme - regulation and potential regulation changes update 4. Service Level Agreement |
| A30/2002 | Implications for HB/CTB following improvements to maternity pay and leave and the introduction of paid adoption and paternity leave. |
| A31/2002 | 1. Proforma LA17 2. Benefit Fraud Inspectorate revised model claim form 3. Claimants from Zimbadwe 4. Amendment to HB/CTB A28/2002 |
| A32/2002 | 1. Revised guidance on the handling of
misconceived appeals 2. Treatment of Welsh Assembly Learning Grant |
| A33/2002 | 1. Registered Social Landlords Verification
Framework Scheme 2. Notional deductions for Income Tax |
| A34/2002 | 1. Welsh Assembly Learning Grant 2. Pension Credit and the impact on Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit IT Systems |
| S1/2002 | Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit subsidy 2003/2004 details of the specific grant for administration costs in Scotland |
| S2/2002 | Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit subsidy arrangements 2002/03 details of the benefit subsidy arrangements and the specific grant for administration costs |
| S3/2002 | This circular was incorrectly issued A4/2002 is identical in content. |
| S4/2002 | HB/CTB Subsidy Guidance Manual |
| S5/2002 | Additional DWP Direct Grant for Housing Benefit & Council Tax Benefit 2002/2003 |
| S6/2002 | To invite bids for the Performance Standards Fund |
| S7/2002 | Help Fund 2002/03 |
| S8/2002 | Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit subsidy 2003/2004: details of the specific grants for administration costs |