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Rules & regulations. Help & advice for Claimants.
Jobcentre Plus staff are notorious for giving wrong advice and decisions to
claimants. Some of their people are ill-informed, under-trained, un-helpful
etc. Don't get fooled, get the facts here.
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  Link   Crisis Loans phone numbers by Regional and local JCP location
Social Fund Crisis Loan telephone numbers - giving the relevant Benefit Delivery Centre locations and telephone numbers by caller region and/or local Jobcentre Plus 		85
  Link   Crisis Loan, JCP & benefits telephone numbers
Crisis Loan phone numbers vary by region. List includes other Jobcentre + DWP telephone numbers. 		380
  Link   Social Fund Guide
This complete guide to all Social Fund discretionary loans and grants was copied from http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/social-fund-guide.pdf and converted by "Loan Ranger" into html for quick cross-referencing. 		131
  Link   Social Fund Eligibility 2002 (ES820C14)
Explanation of the 7 types of payments available from the Social Fund for exceptional expenses and specific life-events. These are the rules JCP should use. Don't get hood-winked. (.pdf opens in new window) 		159
  Link   Independent Review Service
the complaints body to go to if you're unhappy with the outcome of your case after asking JCP/DWP for a review 		221
  Link   Mythbusters (c/o irs-review web)
A number of myths have grown up about the Social Fund over recent years. Many people believe these to be legitimate limitations on applying for or receiving Social Fund payments - but they are not. Don't be caught out by the myths - read on. 		141
  Link   Reading Community Welfare Rights Unit Advice Leaflet (Copied/ammended version)
Advice about what you can do to help ensure your benefits claim is trouble-free. Taken from Rightsnet website. (Opens in new window) 		46
  Link   Crisis Loans
Crisis Loans: This information is intended to be a brief general guide only, from irs-review web. (Opens in new window) 		207
  Link   The law and regulations support any claimant wishing to make a clerical or a 'face to face' claim instead of a telephone claim.
You don't even have to give your reasons against the telephone method for making a claim. (c/o Redcar & Cleveland B.C. web. A "1st class" and most helpful website for any Benefits advice IMHO) 		186
  Link   Crisis Loan
This guide was copied from http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/social-fund-guide.pdf and converted by " Loan Ranger " into html for quick referencing. 		244
  Link   Social Fund Guide for Advisers and Decision Makers
Complete and latest S.F. Guide covering all types of discretionary Social Fund payments. (from DWP website) Opens in new window. 		84
  Link   The "Carol Vorderman: Secured Loan Ads Don't Add Up" Appeal: Press Release
Carol Vorderman was this week accused by leading debt charities of fuelling the country's £1 trillion debt mountain by fronting controversial "loan consolidation" television adverts. But what is so wrong about taking a consolidation loan? 		119
 
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Exposure of the unlawful maladministration of Crisis Loans.
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