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Who can claim incapacity benefit? (28 November 2011)

 

Anyone who was claiming Incapacity Benefit, because of disability or illness, prior to 31st January 2011 will continue to receive it, but no new claims have been accepted since then. Anyone wishing to make a claim of this type will now have to claim for Employment and Support Allowance instead.

 

 

No Duty of Care Owed to Social Housing Tenants (12 April 2010)

 

A recent Court of Appeal decision considered whether a local authority had a duty of care towards its social housing tenants.

 

 

Homelessness Continues If Accommodation Not Reasonable (1 September 2009)

 

Temporary hostel or refuge housing does not constitute suitable accommodation for determining whether a person is homeless, if the homeless person is expected to occupy it for a longer period than is reasonable

 

 

Home Buyer Not Required to House Council Tenants (1 March 2009)

 

A Buckinghamshire man has been freed from a restrictive covenant requiring him to make his property available to council tenants, following a recent appeal.

 

 

Who-Decides-the-Location-of-the-Funeral (1 March 2009)

 

The general rule regarding a person’s funeral is that the executor of the estate has the right to make any necessary arrangements. Where there is no will, the person granted the letters of administration of the estate has the right.

 

 

Community Care specialist – Everyone needs help sometimes (10 April 2008)

 

Community Care is an area of law that focuses on the provision of services by either the local authority or the primary care trust.