mental health & welfare rights group MEETING – 28/09/2018 Central Manchester Fire Station – Present Helen Rogers, Brian O’Mullane (Minutes) Stockport Help with Benefit Appeals – Jan McVittie Manchester Early Intervention Service Lewis Currie – Southway Housing Tom Griffith – TLC St Luke’s Centre, Longsight Joel Sloan – The Gaddum Centre – Apologies Stephen Adams-Corbett Tameside Council – Sharon McBride Northwards Housing – Amanda Cauldron, Georgina Grzelak Oldham MBC Carol McLoughlin – Bolton CAB Guy Biddles – GMMH Samar Tasselli – Greater Manchester Law Centre Jane Crawford – Housing Systems – Matters arising Backdating of PIP in connection with the trawl on psychological distress for mobility activity 1 is limited to 28/11/16 or start of claim whichever is the later. Universal Credit issues LC raised numerous problems in South Manchester HA rent arrears throughout Didsbury and Rusholme authority to act needs to be on journal and issue specific Preston Service Centre are no help but Jobcentre Managers are best contacts Refusals to send out UC50s Migrated ESA SG cases will be downrated to standard allowance of UC while being assessed. Journals have too much information on, and difficult to information Difficulty for landlords speaking with UC housing costs No suspension of recovery where an overpayment is in dispute.
mental health & welfare rights group MEETING – 28/09/2018 Central Manchester Fire Station Present Helen Rogers, Brian O’Mullane (Minutes) – Stockport Help with Benefit Appeals Jan McVittie – Manchester Early Intervention Service Lewis Currie – Southway Housing Tom Griffith – TLC St Luke’s Centre, Longsight Joel Sloan – The Gaddum Centre Apologies Stephen Adams-Corbett – Tameside Council Sharon McBride – Northwards Housing Amanda Cauldron, Georgina Grzelak – Oldham MBC Carol McLoughlin – Bolton CAB Guy Biddles – GMMH Samar Tasselli – Greater Manchester Law Centre Jane Crawford – Housing Systems Matters arising – Backdating of PIP in connection with the trawl on psychological distress for mobility activity 1 is limited to 28/11/16 or start of claim whichever is the later. Universal Credit issues LC raised numerous problems in South Manchester HA rent arrears throughout Didsbury and Rusholme authority to act needs to be on journal and issue specific Preston Service Centre are no help but Jobcentre Managers are best contacts Refusals to send out UC50s Migrated ESA SG cases will be downrated to standard allowance of UC while being assessed. Journals have too much information on, and difficult to information Difficulty for landlords speaking with UC housing costs No suspension of recovery where an overpayment is in dispute.
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