Benefits Index . . . updated April 2008
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INDUSTRIAL INJURIES DISABLEMENT BENEFIT (IIDB) . . 6 pages
BENEFITS TO REPLACE BASIC EARNINGS . . 6 pages
WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1979 . . 3 pages
COMPENSATION FROM YOUR EMPLOYER . . 4 pages
INQUESTS AND CORONERS COURTS . . 2 pages
INDUSTRIAL INJURIES DISABLEMENT BENEFIT (IIDB) . . .
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How to claim IIDB
How does the DWP check that work caused my disease?
How does the DWP assess my disability?
What should you put in the letter?
What is the Appeal Tribunal like?
What can I do if I lose the Appeal?
What if I worked with asbestos before the 5th July 1948
Can I claim IIDB after someone has died?
How to make a posthumous claim
Time Limits that apply to a posthumous claim
Payment of arrears
Can I make posthumous claims for other benefits?
“Change of Circumstances” rule
What benefits other than IIDB can I claim?
* Constant Attendance Allowance.
Reduced Earnings Allowance
Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit Weekly Rates
BENEFITS TO REPLACE BASIC EARNINGS . . .
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Statutory Sick Pay
Incapacity Benefit
Carer's Allowance
Bereavement Benefits
Disability Living Allowance - Mobility Component
Disability Living Allowance - Care Component
Attendance Allowance
Constant Attendance Allowance
Income Support
Pension Credit
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit
Terminal Illness
WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1979 . . .
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Who can claim compensation under the WCA?
When should I apply?
What information do I have to give?
What if I have a solicitor acting for me?
How much will I be paid?
Can I make a claim for someone after they have died?
Which forms should be completed?
Workers Compensation Act Payments
COMPENSATION FROM YOUR EMPLOYER . . .
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Civil Compensation
Suing your employer for negligence
Conditional Fee Agreement
How the conditional fee agreement works
The Insurance Policy
Court fees and experts fees
The success fee
Compensation
Provisional compensation
Time limits
Compensation Recovery
Choosing a Solicitor
Questions you should ask your solicitor
INQUESTS AND CORONERS COURTS . . .
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The Inquest
The Post Mortem
Interim Death Certificate
The Inquest Procedure
Representation at the Inquest
Civil Compensation
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