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4th November 2020

Ian Gunn considers the application of the Phillips curve in respect of the decision-making surrounding COVID-19

11th September 2019

​Sneaking in, just days before the parliamentary recess, the government introduced regulations allowing the Universal Credit (UC) ‘managed migration’ pilot to begin and for the compensation of certain claimants forced over to the UC system.

5th June 2018

In our December 2017 blog, we were hoping there would be Good Tidings following The House of Commons, Work and Pensions Select Committee enquiry into the claimant experience of Personal Independence Payment(PIP) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) applicants.

25th January 2018

A new report, 'NHS continuing healthcare funding', published by the Committee of Public Accounts, highlights the difficulties people face accessing NHS continuing healthcare (CHC).

25th January 2018

All too often specialists in their respective fields focus on their own discipline, or a problem at hand. Bringing these various disciplines together to produce a collegiate plan is necessary if the most beneficial long-term outcomes are to be achieved.

20th December 2017

To reiterate the importance of considering trust advice at the most appropriate time, the following case study highlights one of the issues of deferring advice to too late a stage

6th November 2017

For any regular visitors to the PFP blog page you may recall an article from 9th February 2017 dealing with the issue of placing properties within personal injury trusts and the room for error if suitable advice is not sought. This article sets out the journey through the Tribunal appeal and the decision notice issued.

14th September 2017

An interesting decision from the High Court indicates that clients with a Personal Injury Trust must provide whatever proof the council requests to support an application for Council Tax Reduction/Support.

30th June 2017

This blog considers the changes to the Motability Scheme for clients who do not qualify for the enhanced rate mobility component following reassessment for PIP from DLA.

5th June 2017

Compensation for injury will rarely, if ever, provide certainty that a claimant’s needs will be met for life.  With the ever-tightening purse strings of Local Authorities, if a claimant is to receive the statutory funding to which they are truly entitled they will need to play a diligent game that amounts to little more than ‘cat and mouse’ to obtain a suitable care package that reflects their need.

19th May 2017

A new report published by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) reveals the extent of cuts to social care provision. Councils across the UK have had their funding reduced by the government each year since 2010, leading to extensive cuts to social care.

7th April 2017

There were three good reasons to celebrate in March as PFP successfully represented clients, in respect of their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals, and secured three successful outcomes, on three consecutive days.

9th February 2017

Post injury, many clients will find their existing home unsuitable for their needs, possibly due to the impact of a disability or a need to relocate closer to the support network of family and friends. Those able to hijack their other heads of loss to secure a suitable property once the effect of Roberts-v-Johnstone has taken its toll, may have a myriad of decisions to consider in aiming to maximise their position and financial protection. This blog considers some of these options.

30th January 2017

Following the Parliamentary Work and Pensions Select Committee report in December 2016, The National Audit Office have just published their report into the shortcomings and lessons to be learned from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) contract with private outsourcing firm Concentrix.

26th January 2017

It is possible for ESA claimants to engage in paid employment, under the ‘permitted work’ rules and retain entitlement and payment of their ESA award. This has proved invaluable to many PFP clients.

19th December 2016

Refusing child benefit proves detrimental to the mother’s state pension benefits.