Disability Benefits Consortium PIP 20 metre campaign

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 Read more…

NAWRA meeting in Edinburgh

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 Read more…

Tax Credits – HMRC compliance investigations and credit agency checks

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 Read more…