North
Ayr
Resource Centre
BENEFITS
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HOUSING/COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT
There have been several changes to housing benefit & council tax benefit from April 2004.
- Abolition of benefit periods & renewal claims.
This means claimants benefits will carry on indefinitely & they will not need to make a renewal claim.
- Abolition of the council tax benefit band restriction & new extended payment scheme for those coming of certain benefits.
- The earning disregard increase for people working 30 hours a week or more has been extended to certain people working 16 hours a week or more.
INCOME SUPPORT
From 5th April, all lone parents who are entitled
to income support are required to attend a work-focused interview regardless
of the age of the child. Previously, some lone parents did not have to
participate in an interview until their child was aged 5 years and 3 months
or more.
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or feel free to phone, write or pop in and see us. Our home page has
our full details.
EMPLOYMENT
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has decided that employment tribunals
do not have the jurisdiction to decide whether a worker is entitled to
statutory sick pay, maternity pay, paternity pay & adoption pay. The
Inland Revenue Commissioners must make this decision.
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BLUE BADGE
In Scotland,
it is an offence not to produce a blue badge when asked to do so by a
police officer, traffic warden or parking attendant.
