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From the 1st April 2010 Central Government introduced a
new "One Strike" rule for anyone proven to have committed Benefit
Fraud. This means anyone who is proven to have committed a
fraudulent offence on or after 1st April 2010 will have a sanction
applied to their Housing and Council Tax Benefit entitlement for 4
weeks.
For more information on the One Strike Rule, please click on the
link below:
Loss of Benefit Provisions
November 2009
With effect from 2nd November 2009 there have been 2 changes to
Benefit legislation that affect the amount of Housing / Council Tax
Benefit someone will be entitled to. The changes are as
follows:
CHILD BENEFIT
With effect from 2nd November 2009 Child Benefit will no longer
be taken into account when calculating entitlement to Housing and
Council Tax Benefit. However, you must still tell us if you
are in receipt of this income. For more information on this
change, please download the poster below:
Child Benefit changes poster 
CAPITAL FOR THOSE OVER 60
With effect from 2nd November 2009, if you and/or your partner
are over the age of 60, the first £10,000 of any joint Capital is
disregarded. Capital includes money held in bank / building
society accounts as well as any stocks / shares / bonds / land /
property. For more information on this change, please
download the poster below:
Capital changes for over 60's
poster
