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BOOK REVIEW
HOUSING BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION LEGISLATION 2022/2023
Original commentary by Lorna Findlay
Revised by: Richard Poynter, Carolyn George, Steward Wright, Martin Williams, Susan Mitchell, and Jon Shaw
ISBN 978 1 91071 594 9
CHILD POVERTY ACTION GROUP
cpag.org.uk
EXCELLENT GENERAL NOTES FOR ADVISERS ON CURRENT HOUSING BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION STATUTES
An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor MA of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers, Reviews Editor, “The Barrister”, and Mediator
Welcome to the 35th edition of this well-established annual title from the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) at a time of great difficulty for so many families. This remains an essential handbook which contains all the relevant primary and secondary legislation governing housing benefit and the council tax reduction schemes in England, Wales, and Scotland. The aim of CPAG is to work on behalf of the more than one in four children in the UK growing up in poverty, and we thank CPAG for their continuing work providing training, advice, and information to make sure hard-up families get the financial support they need.
The reason that this book exists is because, as CPAG says, “it does not have to be like this.” CPAG uses what it understands to cause poverty, and the impact it has on our children’s lives to campaign for policies that will prevent and solve poverty… “for good.” CPAG also conduct high-profile legal work to establish and protect families’ rights.
As to be expected with all CPAG titles, users will find expert commentary on the rules, the latest caselaw, official guidance and advice on administrative and practical issues. The work remains “an essential resource for anyone dealing with housing benefit enquiries, especially those preparing and presenting appeals, as well as lawyers, local authority staff and housing organisations” and fundamental for your advisor’s bookshelf. It is a book which we often see in court buildings.
This volume has gathered together all the relevant statutory material with an expert commentary for the adviser. These are sometimes called “general notes” and offer an analysis and valuable interpretation of the legislative provisions. Of significant use to both lawyers and advisers are the latest case law references throughout, plus official guidance notes.
We find the coverage of administrative issues and the assistance with both practice and process of great assistance to the bewildered user. As is the house style with CPAG, all the information stated in the work (some 2,000 pages) is fully indexed and cross-referenced.
It is a book which has long been a standard text with the original commentary from Lorna Findlay, now undated by a team of specialists, led by Richard Poynter, Carolyn George, Stewart Wright, Martin Williams, Susan Mitchell, and Jon Shaw. To illustrate its formidable reputation, it is used in all housing benefit cases coming before the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) and includes an updating supplement which will be published in the summer of 2023.
The 35th edition offers us the most recent transitional moves concerning universal credit. We also receive practical commentary on recent decisions of the courts and the Upper Tribunal. Of additional interest is the inclusion of the new working-age council tax reduction regulations for Scotland to make our lives as advisers much easier when fathoming the intricacies of the benefits system in 2023. Thank you CPAG.
The date of publication of this CPAG paperback 35th edition to cover 2022 and 2023 is cited as 12th December 2022. A supplement is due in the middle of 2023.
BOOK REVIEW
HOUSING BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION LEGISLATION 2022/2023
Original commentary by Lorna Findlay
Revised by: Richard Poynter, Carolyn George, Steward Wright, Martin Williams, Susan Mitchell, and Jon Shaw
ISBN 978 1 91071 594 9
CHILD POVERTY ACTION GROUP
cpag.org.uk
EXCELLENT GENERAL NOTES FOR ADVISERS ON CURRENT HOUSING BENEFIT AND COUNCIL TAX REDUCTION STATUTES
An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor MA of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers, Reviews Editor, “The Barrister”, and Mediator
Welcome to the 35th edition of this well-established annual title from the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) at a time of great difficulty for so many families. This remains an essential handbook which contains all the relevant primary and secondary legislation governing housing benefit and the council tax reduction schemes in England, Wales, and Scotland. The aim of CPAG is to work on behalf of the more than one in four children in the UK growing up in poverty, and we thank CPAG for their continuing work providing training, advice, and information to make sure hard-up families get the financial support they need.
The reason that this book exists is because, as CPAG says, “it does not have to be like this.” CPAG uses what it understands to cause poverty, and the impact it has on our children’s lives to campaign for policies that will prevent and solve poverty… “for good.” CPAG also conduct high-profile legal work to establish and protect families’ rights.
As to be expected with all CPAG titles, users will find expert commentary on the rules, the latest caselaw, official guidance and advice on administrative and practical issues. The work remains “an essential resource for anyone dealing with housing benefit enquiries, especially those preparing and presenting appeals, as well as lawyers, local authority staff and housing organisations” and fundamental for your advisor’s bookshelf. It is a book which we often see in court buildings.
This volume has gathered together all the relevant statutory material with an expert commentary for the adviser. These are sometimes called “general notes” and offer an analysis and valuable interpretation of the legislative provisions. Of significant use to both lawyers and advisers are the latest case law references throughout, plus official guidance notes.
We find the coverage of administrative issues and the assistance with both practice and process of great assistance to the bewildered user. As is the house style with CPAG, all the information stated in the work (some 2,000 pages) is fully indexed and cross-referenced.
It is a book which has long been a standard text with the original commentary from Lorna Findlay, now undated by a team of specialists, led by Richard Poynter, Carolyn George, Stewart Wright, Martin Williams, Susan Mitchell, and Jon Shaw. To illustrate its formidable reputation, it is used in all housing benefit cases coming before the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) and includes an updating supplement which will be published in the summer of 2023.
The 35th edition offers us the most recent transitional moves concerning universal credit. We also receive practical commentary on recent decisions of the courts and the Upper Tribunal. Of additional interest is the inclusion of the new working-age council tax reduction regulations for Scotland to make our lives as advisers much easier when fathoming the intricacies of the benefits system in 2023. Thank you CPAG.
The date of publication of this CPAG paperback 35th edition to cover 2022 and 2023 is cited as 12th December 2022. A supplement is due in the middle of 2023.
